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the idea is that as you get old you start to seek validation that its "okay to die" because you haven't otherwise made peace with that part of your transaction
by Quarrelsome 7y ago
the idea is that as you get old you start to seek validation that its "okay to die" because you haven't otherwise made peace with that part of your transaction of life. Part of that bleeds out as apocalypse fantasy. Its okay that I'm going to die because this world is no longer worth living in and I sympathise with the poor wretches that have to face the future that I do not.
Its a coping mechanism for dealing with death and you'll see many people as they age fall into it.
- wackro 7y agoI'm curious how you came to learn this. Doesn't seem like everyday knowledge.
- Quarrelsome 7y agodesperately attempting to understand why old people (taken as an average) shit on what's happening today. This complaint is as old as the sands. Kids are lazy, troublesome, wrong-headed, standards are slipping, the barbarians are at the gates. Sure, there are likely many factors but I would argue a pretty strong one is that the opinion is just preparing the oldie for acceptance of death by turning it into something more palatable.