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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree. Out of curiosity, what was the exhausting trip? How long and where did you go? I feel so sorry for all the doddering old people I see everywhere these days. Honestly, it’s downright dangerous for a lot of them to be out and about. [/quote]

But do you realize that society could be set up to accommodate the reality that a large segment of our population is aging. There is no reason that they should be consigned to their homes because they are not up to what young adults can handle.

That would require us to regard them with respect, and equal worth.

I don’t see that, at least on DCUM. [/quote]

But they’ve lived their lives. Why should society, and young people in particular, to cater to old people? Isn’t it more reasonable and fair for society to expend more energy and resources on younger people who haven’t yet had the same opportunities and experiences? But I guess the Boomers were never slated to age gracefully and embrace their fragility as their parents did. [/quote]

I guess aging gracefully to you means being warehoused somewhere, so they are out of the way when you are on vacation. Ideally, perhaps they would die and leave you money when you deem their usefulness to have expired .

A stunning lack of respect for those who are not strong or earning money any longer. I hope our society never embraces your Darwinian mindset. [/quote]

PP here. Didn’t mean to offend, but honestly just a bit tired of Boomer selfishness and entitlement. Nothing is never enough for them, and God forbid you call them elderly (which they now all are). A generation in denial. And based on my experiences, they are the epitome of the Ugly Americans abroad, always screaming the loudest. I recently had a tour guide in France complain that they get off the cruise ships, on the bus, demand the a/c be turned up, demand to see the American battle sites, and then fall asleep when any French history is shared, or something isn’t in English. So yes, those people should stay home![/quote]

Their money is a green as yours is. And they have a lot more of it than you do. Time to get over it.

We are traveling now AND later. Stay mad. [/quote]

Enjoy the river cruise Grandma. [/quote]

Hurt people hurt people. [/quote]

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