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“Unequals” in my interpretation recognizes that some of us are less able to do certain things than others, those who need wheelchairs as compared to those who don’t, the young as compared to the adults etc. the vulnerable as compared to those who are not.
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I prefer my interpretation. I suppose one could refer to inequalities created by man, vs inequalities created by nature. One is in someone’s imagination and the other is scientific.
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I find it odd when people say that their generation was better than any other, then proceed to whine when people from another generation want to have a club and not include the person that goes out of their way to insult them due to their age.
The under sixty clubs are fun because nobody is making passive aggressive jabs at them because of their age. |
The off topic discussion that has derailed this thread has been moved to its own thread, “Later in life marriage”.
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Old people are all paranoid.
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Absolutely agree. Life is too short to worry about silly things like age (unless you are being denied a right because of your age), particularly when there are so many serious issue facing us today. BTW: I'm 61, have let my hair go white and don't give a rip about what others think.
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Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not try to blame others.
HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT senior citizens who took: The melody out of music, The pride out of appearance, The courtesy out of driving, The romance out of love, The commitment out of marriage, The responsibility out of parenthood, The togetherness out of the family, The learning out of education The service out of patriotism, The Golden Rule from rulers, The nativity scene out of cities, The civility out of behavior, The refinement out of language, The dedication out of employment, The prudence out of spending, The ambition out of achievement or God out of government and school. |
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Certainly there is age prejudice in the work force. Why hire someone who will give you less years and is not necessarily up with today's tech and trends. But, that's just business. Does the elder have more to offer by way of wisdom gleaned over the years? Of course. But, that's a long game intangible and not attractive to the instant gratification crowd.
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Another thought occurred to me. Do you think that those growing older harbor their own prejudices against growing old? Have we been set up to think of ageing in just one way? Marginalization, health issues, loneliness, depression, financial issues? I think there is another way to think about it so we don't stereotype ourselves.
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My sentiments exactly.
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Some of their music is different. A lot of their music appreciation is from classical on up. Are you talking about people whose parents didn't give a rip about raising/educating them? Because I don't know where this list is coming from, nor do I see it in most younger generations that I'm in contact with. My kids are politer and more considerate and less entitled than a lot of us old fogies I come in contact with. What a broad brush that list paints with. |
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Suffice it to say it would be used to attempt to apply to pretty much any generation. It's what our grandparents said to us, and probably what their grandparents said to them. Emotional tripe, mostly, a poor attempt at a guilt trip. And certainly not true. |
I recently traveled alone from Orlando to Portland. It seems on every turn I was being “helped”. I know I should be grateful that there is still respect and kindness but somehow being offered help felt weird since I didn’t need help. Oh well, I guess we are never satisfied. I felt people were making assumptions about me based on my gray hair.
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You can counter any kind of prejudice by being kind to everyone always.
Here's my current response to Village people who ask me, "YOU own a house here?" (Always said with a look of surprise). My reply is, "No, I own two." And I smile and move on. Unless you are under age 55ish, I can't imagine you can answer the question of age discrimination in TV. You wouldn't be subjected to it. It's like asking a 70 year old white male if he knows what color discrimination feels like. He has zero experience with being discriminated against based on the color of his skin. Prejudice exists in many forms. Sent from my SM-N920R4 using Tapatalk |
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After a few years they moved away. Her husband was very glad to get away as living in the community - which was her idea - depressed him; plus older widows were continually knocking on their door to badger him to change a light bulb or whatever for them. |
More older people die from automobile accidents than younger people die from automobile accidents BUT
Older people have fewer automobile accidents than youger people. It may be that they don't drive as much or they are more careful, but that is fact. Yet in other forums here in The Villages there is constant harping on old people shouldn't drive. |
About appearance...
different cultures... in my old European country (perhaps due to few men because of a lot of historic wars) if you tried flirting with someone’s husband you’d be lucky to get away with a slap in the face from the wife. Predatory people are treated as predators. Usually though, it’s up to the spouse who is being “enticed” to handle it and it is much more effective. The most beautiful and irresistible attribute, in my opinion, is kindness. Physical appearance is interesting, like with a puppy, but you get used to it quickly and then it becomes invisible. |
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Young vs. Old: Who are the Safest Drivers? - Good2Go As Velvet said and others. Being kind is more important that starting arguments, being negative and looking down on anyone for being different than us, no matter what the difference is. |
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That would probably explain why some fora that are specific to the Villages, harp on old people who shouldn't drive. Get a whole bunch of old people together, make everyone who isn't old a significant minority (less than 20%), and you'll probably see a lot of old people doing a lot of stupid things, and very few younger people doing a lot of stupid things. But that's because there just aren't a lot of younger people in that location. |
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The biggest thing we notice is people jumping out in front of you from a side street when there is absolutely NOTHING behind you and they could have waited two minutes for you to go by. No commonsense, but they probably never had any commonsense to begin with. One of these days they will jump out in front of someone who has slow reflexes and that will be all she wrote.:pray: |
Let’s get this thread back to the original topic of age discrimination.
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I sincerely feel that we old folks should allow the younger generation to guide us and stop being obstructing to there advice.
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Respect always has to be earned, whether by young or old. In my native country the young, particularly university students, were often historically the leaders of change. People listened to them. Because they deserved it.
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I agree with age discrimination. Children should not act like adults. I also think those of us over 60 would be better off to take advice from middle age people than give it. Too many old folks use the lame excuse “I have experience” to give advice to younger people that have much sharper minds and are not slowed from medication.
So: Until your over 25, shut up and listen. When your over 60, shut up and listen. Now in my 70’s, I am thankful for my children and the spouses to give me advice. Ya gotta love and respect nature. |
Discrimination against people over 40 is illegal in the job market. I can remember working for the Federal Government, where there are people in their 80's and 90's, still on the job, and no way to make them retire. Most of them have more than 18 months of accumulated sick leave, and some use it very often. They are collecting the highest pay in the Government, and many produce very little work, although there are exceptions. But, nothing can be done about the non-producers.
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Some folks are simply are too naïve (and/or ignorant?), and will never understand that 'intelligence/wisdom/common sense' and 'longevity'...are NOT synonymous. :oops:
As much as a lot of folks wished differently, age, in and of itself...does not automatically imbue some type of 'superiority of knowledge.' I primarily see this in those who are older and become angry & upset, that their viewpoints/opinions are ever even questioned or challenged, by anyone...even those just a few years younger. :ohdear: Not to say that additional experience isn't important...because it very much is. As long as you're actually getting real 'experience' and aren't just adding to that which you've done hundreds of times...and aren't learning anything new. Which, IMHO, proves another of my personal viewpoints, which is; There is a huge difference in years of service'...versus years of 'experience.' I've seen many people with 40 years of service, who were much less effective/proficient...than someone with 20 years of actual experience. :ho: |
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