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Careful, without going all "pc brigade" on you, none of those things make a person "useless".

• adrianN 9y ago
  It does for the definition of "useless" that the article uses: not employable.
  • zxcmx 9y ago
    If you believe a person being old, "crippled" (I suppose you mean living with a physical disability) or living with a mental illness means they are unemployable then not only are you wrong, you could easily create a bunch of legal trouble if you are involved in hiring decisions. Also, if you genuinely have never worked with anyone in the classes you listed, I personally think you're missing out on some valuable perspectives.
• mathgeek 9y ago
  In the context of "unemployable" it certainly used to. Modern laws are great, but it used to be the exception that folks in those groups were hired in large numbers.