Why can’t people who’ve reached a ripe old age be more grateful?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m talking about over 75 and women over 80. Most of their same-gender peers are dead and yet a lot of these lucky people do nothing but complain, and also seem to expect favors from much younger who probably aren’t going to live to be their age.

OP, it sounds like you have a serious empathy deficit. You really can't figure out why some people this age might be depressed and/or living with chronic pain?

If you live past your time, health issues are to be expected. I actually do feel empathy whenever I see someone under 30 who’s blind, in a wheelchair, etc.

Live past your time? What kind of awful view is this?

How about living a long wonderful life and feeling a little sad and depressed at the realization that you’re no longer able to do some of the things that you used to? Or sad because you’ve lost some independence? Or even just frustrated that you’re closer to the end of your life than you’d like to be.

Have some empathy. My gosh.

What I do have is a sense of fairness, which is why I’m going to make sure I’m dead by the age of 75.

I would 100% take that bet today. And I would also bet you are under the age of 40.

My neighbors are caring for her parents who are both in their mid-90s. And they're pretty much fine.

You're really going to bow out of 20 years of life just because you don't like what you see in the mirror? (And I'm guessing that's a big factor in your decision.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m talking about over 75 and women over 80. Most of their same-gender peers are dead and yet a lot of these lucky people do nothing but complain, and also seem to expect favors from much younger who probably aren’t going to live to be their age.

Why can't younger people who are not elderly have some compassion and empathy for people who are experiencing those they love dying around them? When they are facing death in the near future?

Watch what you complain about OP. You'll be there before you know it.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m talking about over 75 and women over 80. Most of their same-gender peers are dead and yet a lot of these lucky people do nothing but complain, and also seem to expect favors from much younger who probably aren’t going to live to be their age.

Why can't younger people who are not elderly have some compassion and empathy for people who are experiencing those they love dying around them? When they are facing death in the near future?

Watch what you complain about OP. You'll be there before you know it.

I'll make sure I'm dead by the time I'm 75.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m talking about over 75 and women over 80. Most of their same-gender peers are dead and yet a lot of these lucky people do nothing but complain, and also seem to expect favors from much younger who probably aren’t going to live to be their age.

Why can't younger people who are not elderly have some compassion and empathy for people who are experiencing those they love dying around them? When they are facing death in the near future?

Watch what you complain about OP. You'll be there before you know it.

I'll make sure I'm dead by the time I'm 75.

You keep blathering on about being dead by 75 as if it’s some magic number. What if you are a healthy happy 75 with a loving family. Why would you put your family through an unnecessary death and all that comes with it.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m talking about over 75 and women over 80. Most of their same-gender peers are dead and yet a lot of these lucky people do nothing but complain, and also seem to expect favors from much younger who probably aren’t going to live to be their age.

Why can't younger people who are not elderly have some compassion and empathy for people who are experiencing those they love dying around them? When they are facing death in the near future?

Watch what you complain about OP. You'll be there before you know it.

I'll make sure I'm dead by the time I'm 75.

How will you make sure?

[Anonymous]

If you’ll be lucky enough to get to their age you’ll understand.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m talking about over 75 and women over 80. Most of their same-gender peers are dead and yet a lot of these lucky people do nothing but complain, and also seem to expect favors from much younger who probably aren’t going to live to be their age.

Maybe they miss their friends? There’s not a lot of glory in being the last of your group to survive.

Well, there’s a simple solution for them in that case.

What? Kill themselves? Shut up about it? Can you say now what you'll do when you're their age?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of it is dementia. They start to regress to a child-like state.

It could be you someday.

[Anonymous]

"Old age is ugly" is what my great-grandmother used to say in her native tongue.

She lived to be a ripe old age. Much older than 75.

Maybe I will too, if I'm lucky.

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Why wouldn't a younger person live to 80? It's the same people who say they will work forever even though I'm sure nobody in their company is kept on staff after 60. You are supposed to be grateful to be in pain without painkillers, and to have all your social circle ping off the planet one my one.

My neighbor went to 14 funerals of relatives and friends in one year and he himself has leukemia, his wife, stomach cancer, and they should be happy and grateful.

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Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn't a younger person live to 80? It's the same people who say they will work forever even though I'm sure nobody in their company is kept on staff after 60. You are supposed to be grateful to be in pain without painkillers, and to have all your social circle ping off the planet one my one.

My neighbor went to 14 funerals of relatives and friends in one year and he himself has leukemia, his wife, stomach cancer, and they should be happy and grateful.

What does "ping off" the planet mean? Are just making up phrases?

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Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn't a younger person live to 80? It's the same people who say they will work forever even though I'm sure nobody in their company is kept on staff after 60. You are supposed to be grateful to be in pain without painkillers, and to have all your social circle ping off the planet one my one.

My neighbor went to 14 funerals of relatives and friends in one year and he himself has leukemia, his wife, stomach cancer, and they should be happy and grateful.

Old people in those situations can end it for try themselves. But if they’re going to choose to stay alive past a normal age, it makes no sense for them to complain about the consequences that come with it. I agree; I wouldn’t want to be in your neighbor’s situation either, which is why I’m going to choose to be dead before I’m his age.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m talking about over 75 and women over 80. Most of their same-gender peers are dead and yet a lot of these lucky people do nothing but complain, and also seem to expect favors from much younger who probably aren’t going to live to be their age.

Maybe they miss their friends? There’s not a lot of glory in being the last of your group to survive.

Well, there’s a simple solution for them in that case.

What? Kill themselves? Shut up about it? Can you say now what you'll do when you're their age?

I’ll probably be crumbling to dust under the earth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’ll be lucky enough to get to their age you’ll understand.

I promise I won’t be that greedy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m talking about over 75 and women over 80. Most of their same-gender peers are dead and yet a lot of these lucky people do nothing but complain, and also seem to expect favors from much younger who probably aren’t going to live to be their age.

Why can't younger people who are not elderly have some compassion and empathy for people who are experiencing those they love dying around them? When they are facing death in the near future?

Watch what you complain about OP. You'll be there before you know it.

I don’t think corpses can complain at all.