No, getting old isn't what _you_ think... In response to: > I’m turning 50 soon I'd have to reply with: > “Add a decade, mate, and then we’ll talk…” I fel

No, getting old isn't what _you_ think... In response to: > I’m turning 50 soon I'd have to reply with: > “Add a decade, mate, and then we’ll talk…” I felt young all through my 50s, and was routinely running 12 to 20 miles/week. But things really took a turn, for the elder, in the first 1/2 of my 60s. This is where I currently sit. I have older friends who say, STFU, you don't know s1it about old until you're at least in your 70s, and in the modern world most people don't start to feel geriatric until well into their 80s. We almost need a new age designation between traditional "middle-aged" and "old", sort of like the recent addition of "tween-ager". My cynicism and skepticism are way up. That's mostly because I actually have seen most emerging trends before. Not the actual tech, but the corporate application of whatever shiny new thing is all gaga at the moment. The most depressing part, is confirmation that it is nearly impossible for new generations to learn from those ahead. This is mostly confirmed by my own behavior in my youth so closely resembling what I observe in current youth. Don't worry, wealth is like rust, it never sleeps. And the ever ratcheting vise is clamping down on the young. I'm sure it's all because "old people ruined everything!" All I can say to that is: STFU... Actually, I could say a lot more, but no one would listen anyway...