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What is it like to be 80 years old? When is the last time you talked to an 80 year old? Would you even consider asking this question to an 80 year old in real
by villageidiot 17y ago
What is it like to be 80 years old?
When is the last time you talked to an 80 year old? Would you even consider asking this question to an 80 year old in real life? Why try to research this question on HN where the average age is close to 25? What do 25 year old hackers know about aging? Oh sure, I have no doubt they assume they know something about everything but I really think you're barking up the wrong tree and need to go outside and, you know, talk to people.
- amichail 17y agoEven knowing how people would compare their level of self-awareness at 40 to what it was when they were 20 would be interesting. There are probably quite a few people here that are 40+ years old.
- kubrick 17y agoIndeed there are. I don't know that I can speak for everyone my age, but I'm more or less the same guy I was at 25 -- better in a lot of ways, but the same person. If you asked me if my self-awareness has "improved" or "degraded", I'd be hard-pressed to answer. I can't say that it's changed a whole lot, except slightly for the better. I'm certainly less OCD than I was, and understand myself better. But I don't think the big answer you're looking for is actually there.