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Historically that's more a question about community. Its a very recent phenomenon to have cultures where parents and grandparents are expected to take care of t
by _heimdall 2y ago
Historically that's more a question about community. Its a very recent phenomenon to have cultures where parents and grandparents are expected to take care of themselves or live in a home/facility.
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- johnisgood 2y agoLiving in an elderly home may be impossible, too[1], meaning at best you can stay at the hospital until you die (which doctors are eager to achieve), at least in Hungary. There is a sad, depressing world out there. One of my parents work at an elderly home, and the shit that happens there is just wild. Zero responsibility and accountability. Deliberate killing of people out of pure inconvenience, etc. I am in favor of a "social support network". [1] Requires money, e.g. pension, which is increasingly less, and they keep increasing the age.
- _heimdall 2y agoOh yes, I've heard my fair share of horror stories from elderly homes. I would like to say I'm glad they exist for those who have no other option, but even in the most expensive places I've personally seen its just no way to live in my opinion.
- johnisgood 2y agoI agree, and it is terrifying that I may be paralyzed due to my chronic illness and end up rotting away on a hospital bed with nurses and doctors perceiving me as an inconvenience. I wish euthanasia was legal here.