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> old man Meh. He’s the same age as the current US president and rather close to the prior. Warren Buffet, sharp as a tack at 91, just wrapped up another Berks

> old man Meh. He’s the same age as the current US president and rather close to the prior. Warren Buffet, sharp as a tack at 91, just wrapped up another Berkshire Shareholder meeting. Jump appears to be very much in the wrong here, but I don't think we need to characterize this as the domain owner is feeble-minded or out of touch: the guy has owned a domain since 1994.

lamontcg 4y ago
You're the one equating "old man" to "feeble-minded" or "out of touch". That implication wasn't there in the comment you responded to.
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- datalopers 4y ago
  "pry it from an old man's hands" paints a very clear image without using explicit wording.
  - User23 4y ago
    No it doesn’t. An old man may well be less likely to want to spend a decade defending against litigation than a young one.
- dylan604 4y ago
  How else am I to interpret the fact they stated the person's age in the title? I came to the comments specifically looking for discussion on why the person's age is relevant. To me, specifying the age like this is an attempt to pull at the heart strings of some poor defenseless senior citizen being victimized. It's just another example of an asshat corporation doing asshatery. Would the story be any different if it was a 59yo? 49yo? 39yo? No. Corp is an asshat in every example age offered.
donthellbanme 4y ago
I guess being called an "old man" has been around forever. When I was younger my version of an old man was anyone over 30. I kept upping it the older I got. I used to throw around the "Don't trust anyone over 30." Now that I'm much older, I still don't trust most old adults, and I'm one now. Looking back my definition of old is more akin to being wealthy, sneaky, money grubbing, shifty dude. The kind of guy who uses lawyers, instead of a handshake. It's crazy but in my mind the "old man" is the guy running this crypto company.
- djmips 4y ago
  That's usually just 'the man'
serf 4y ago
>but I don't think we need to characterize this as the domain owner is feeble-minded or out of touch: the guy has owned a domain since 1994. similarly I don't think it's reasonable to compare every 79 year old with two people that have had the most privileged lives imaginable. it's extraordinarily common to live to a healthy old age when you have teams of people coordinating your schedules, traveling teams of chefs and nutritionists available to define your diet to the gram, and an accompanying traveling medical staff wherever you may need to go. 79 years old for those of us that had less glamorous lives can be * a lot * older than you'd imagine when comparing them to others -- to such a degree that age as a comparison is wildly speculative at some point.
- true_religion 4y ago
  Do you think that nutritionists & chefs are the reason the US senate has so many lively old people? I would say it's just lucky genetics. Anyone who doesn't develop dementia and/or heart disease or something like that by age 70, is likely to live a very long time.
  - LordDragonfang 4y ago
    It's not genetics, it's wealth. In addition to better nutrition, wealth affords you better, proportionately cheaper healthcare. It's a predictor for lifespan and healthspan. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/science/rich-people-longer-life-study.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/science/rich-people-longe...
- josh_fyi 4y ago
  > define your diet to the gram, "Buffett's diet of sugary soda, junk food, and limited vegetables has reached legendary status." https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-diet-2017-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-diet-2017-10 > traveling teams of chefs and nutritionists available to Almost. He was famously cared for by his second wife whom his first wife set him up with, thinking that he could not take care of himself.

lamontcg 4y ago

You're the one equating "old man" to "feeble-minded" or "out of touch". That implication wasn't there in the comment you responded to.

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datalopers 4y ago
"pry it from an old man's hands" paints a very clear image without using explicit wording.
- User23 4y ago
  No it doesn’t. An old man may well be less likely to want to spend a decade defending against litigation than a young one.
dylan604 4y ago
How else am I to interpret the fact they stated the person's age in the title? I came to the comments specifically looking for discussion on why the person's age is relevant. To me, specifying the age like this is an attempt to pull at the heart strings of some poor defenseless senior citizen being victimized. It's just another example of an asshat corporation doing asshatery. Would the story be any different if it was a 59yo? 49yo? 39yo? No. Corp is an asshat in every example age offered.

donthellbanme 4y ago

I guess being called an "old man" has been around forever. When I was younger my version of an old man was anyone over 30. I kept upping it the older I got. I used to throw around the "Don't trust anyone over 30." Now that I'm much older, I still don't trust most old adults, and I'm one now. Looking back my definition of old is more akin to being wealthy, sneaky, money grubbing, shifty dude. The kind of guy who uses lawyers, instead of a handshake. It's crazy but in my mind the "old man" is the guy running this crypto company.

djmips 4y ago
That's usually just 'the man'

serf 4y ago

>but I don't think we need to characterize this as the domain owner is feeble-minded or out of touch: the guy has owned a domain since 1994. similarly I don't think it's reasonable to compare every 79 year old with two people that have had the most privileged lives imaginable. it's extraordinarily common to live to a healthy old age when you have teams of people coordinating your schedules, traveling teams of chefs and nutritionists available to define your diet to the gram, and an accompanying traveling medical staff wherever you may need to go. 79 years old for those of us that had less glamorous lives can be * a lot * older than you'd imagine when comparing them to others -- to such a degree that age as a comparison is wildly speculative at some point.

true_religion 4y ago
Do you think that nutritionists & chefs are the reason the US senate has so many lively old people? I would say it's just lucky genetics. Anyone who doesn't develop dementia and/or heart disease or something like that by age 70, is likely to live a very long time.
- LordDragonfang 4y ago
  It's not genetics, it's wealth. In addition to better nutrition, wealth affords you better, proportionately cheaper healthcare. It's a predictor for lifespan and healthspan. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/science/rich-people-longer-life-study.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/science/rich-people-longe...
josh_fyi 4y ago
> define your diet to the gram, "Buffett's diet of sugary soda, junk food, and limited vegetables has reached legendary status." https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-diet-2017-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-diet-2017-10 > traveling teams of chefs and nutritionists available to Almost. He was famously cared for by his second wife whom his first wife set him up with, thinking that he could not take care of himself.