I would agree, except in Aliens there is a clear, distinct, and consistent divide between humans (good guys) and aliens (bad guys). In Avatar… well, hell, a bunch of folks are humans, there’s a bunch of aliens, there’s folks that are aliens as a day job, some that want to transition from human to alien full time… and I won’t even get into the whole narrative of starting as hesitant allies and transitioning to full on war with some humans choosing to fight other humans.
Interesting observation by The Oatmeal, but an excessive oversimplification.
I’d say cancer is most likely, especially given his relatively young age. Acute issues (like a stroke or appendicitis) wouldn’t really get called an “illness” at all, and most of the other terminal diseases you expect to see first diagnosed in people in the 60’s (like early onset Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons, ALS, etc.) don’t typically have much of a mortality rate until people reach their 70’s. Plus, cancer seems the most likely to fly under the radar until relatively late, given how many cases have few or no symptoms until after the tumor gets metastasized or inoperable.
Exceptions exist of course, but cancer seems to make the most sense to me.
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