4 ms·Especially when a lot of today's 65+ year olds are more useful to society than most teenagers...by jakeonthemove 14y agoEspecially when a lot of today's 65+ year olds are more useful to society than most teenagers...sp332 14y ago"Today's"? I think that is true in general :)Pwnguinz 14y agoI think he meant historically, when we were still either hunter-foragers or early agrarians. Elders were idle mouths that needed feeding, but provided minimal tangible benefits to the tribe at hand.