11-22-2018, 12:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-22-2018, 01:20 PM by Tim Randal Walker.)
I recall something I posted to the paleo 4T site, in which the stages of old age are described:
1. Young-old. Aged 65 to 75. Includes people into the earlier years of retirement. Semi-active if retired, active if still working. Still influential regarding public life, certainly as voters.
2. Middle-old. Aged 75 to 85 or 90. Rapid die off after the "fragility barrier" of age 80. Influence on public life fading.
I tend to think of people in their late seventies as being modestly active. After that, anybody who is even somewhat active (other than in the grandparent role) stands out as an exception.
3. Old-old. Age 90 and up. Virtually no influence on society. May be around to see younger people repeat the mistakes of the past.
1. Young-old. Aged 65 to 75. Includes people into the earlier years of retirement. Semi-active if retired, active if still working. Still influential regarding public life, certainly as voters.
2. Middle-old. Aged 75 to 85 or 90. Rapid die off after the "fragility barrier" of age 80. Influence on public life fading.
I tend to think of people in their late seventies as being modestly active. After that, anybody who is even somewhat active (other than in the grandparent role) stands out as an exception.
3. Old-old. Age 90 and up. Virtually no influence on society. May be around to see younger people repeat the mistakes of the past.
