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I think the defining factor of 'old age' is the degree of one's utility to the community. Past the point of this utility one becomes a sort of 'living paperweig
by Daub 2y ago
I think the defining factor of 'old age' is the degree of one's utility to the community. Past the point of this utility one becomes a sort of 'living paperweight' - cherished for aesthetic and emotional reasons. With the retirement age increasing in the west, we may see 'older young people'.
- rufus_foreman 2y ago>> I think the defining factor of 'old age' is the degree of one's utility to the community By this definition I was quite elderly as a young man.
- julian_t 2y agoThat's a great point. I saw something a few weeks back that I (coming up 70) want on a t-shirt: "I hate being the same age as old people". That definitely expresses how I feel very well.