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Originally Posted by nolla
 Isn't it ageism to claim that it is not possible for me to understand old people if I'm not old myself.
Yup.  Another advantage of getting old! You can act like you know everything.
Yes, I've thought about this. The old folks are devalued now and it leads to all kinds of trouble. Think about the advantage of grandmother taking care of the little ones. She has been a parent before, so she wont make so many mistakes anymore. The society is selling out life experience and buying retirement homes.
You sound like a wise young person. When elders feel useless they often lose their drive for life and just hang around waiting to die. (Then they're a real pain in the pocket.)
But, if we talk about the test, I think there should have been words like "wise" or "experienced" to balance out the "agony", "pain" and so on. |
Ach. Where I'm at a disadvantage because I didn't see the test. But given what you say, perhaps the wording itself is ageist? Probably written by someone YOUNG. Heh.
A Finn? I'm a tad Saami.
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