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> "Everyone is born needing an elevator, and if they're lucky they die needing one too," says Stephen Smith I cannot understand what this could mean. > the U.

> "Everyone is born needing an elevator, and if they're lucky they die needing one too," says Stephen Smith I cannot understand what this could mean. > the U.S. would benefit from federal elevator standards What would the constitutional basis for those be?

xethos 2y ago
Implication is along the lines of "We all need accessibility features sometimes" , I assume. Show a newborn the stairs and see how they do vs an elevator (though I assume the buttons would flummox them), and extreme age will make stairs difficult (whereas being run down by a motorist at 45 prevents needing an elevator in old age) I think it's a little bit forced with the elevator example, but I fully agree with the argument that "We all need the accessibility features sometimes". It can be something as small as needing crutches for a sprain (elevator), your arms being full of groceries or bringing coffee by for coworkers (door-opening button), or because your toddler struggles with stairs (and a ramp is less of a tumble if they take one)
bluGill 2y ago
Congress can set standards for weight and measures. So they could set a standard car size or something like that - the question is should they. I don't know.
throwup238 2y ago
> What would the constitutional basis for those be? Interstate commerce just like almost everything else.
1over137 2y ago
It means: • if you are lucky enough to live until old, you'll likely need an elevator. • if you are unlucky enough to die young, you'll likely not need an elevator.
docdeek 2y ago
Not sure, but I understood this phrase to mean that maternity wards are in hospitals that almost always come with elevators. The same with end of life care, people will likely be in a building with an elevator rather than outside.
atonse 2y ago
Parents with strollers/babies benefit from elevators. And old people and people with mobility issues also benefit from elevators. Those are the two extremes (babies, and old people). And everyone in between would also benefit any time they have to carry anything up a flight of stairs, of course.

xethos 2y ago

Implication is along the lines of "We all need accessibility features sometimes" , I assume. Show a newborn the stairs and see how they do vs an elevator (though I assume the buttons would flummox them), and extreme age will make stairs difficult (whereas being run down by a motorist at 45 prevents needing an elevator in old age) I think it's a little bit forced with the elevator example, but I fully agree with the argument that "We all need the accessibility features sometimes". It can be something as small as needing crutches for a sprain (elevator), your arms being full of groceries or bringing coffee by for coworkers (door-opening button), or because your toddler struggles with stairs (and a ramp is less of a tumble if they take one)

bluGill 2y ago

Congress can set standards for weight and measures. So they could set a standard car size or something like that - the question is should they. I don't know.

throwup238 2y ago

> What would the constitutional basis for those be? Interstate commerce just like almost everything else.

1over137 2y ago

It means: • if you are lucky enough to live until old, you'll likely need an elevator. • if you are unlucky enough to die young, you'll likely not need an elevator.

docdeek 2y ago

Not sure, but I understood this phrase to mean that maternity wards are in hospitals that almost always come with elevators. The same with end of life care, people will likely be in a building with an elevator rather than outside.

atonse 2y ago

Parents with strollers/babies benefit from elevators. And old people and people with mobility issues also benefit from elevators. Those are the two extremes (babies, and old people). And everyone in between would also benefit any time they have to carry anything up a flight of stairs, of course.