• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Who cares how old they are as long as they have the right positions on the issues and a sound mind? I love having people with some wisdom in there.

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      3 months ago

      The problem is apparently having someone in office that will live long enough to actually reap what they sow. I didn’t used to think this would ever be a thing we’d have to be worried about, but, here we are. Environmental issues in particular hit this note I think.

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      3 months ago

      You’ve never seen what dementia can do to a person. Or, just the general confusion that comes with age. I’m happy for you, honestly it sucks to watch. Someone who used to know everything suddenly gets confused on the way to a restaurant they’ve been to a thousand times. Forgets why they called, or even that they called you in the first place. And, importantly, have their opinions flip on a dime with no warning whatsoever.

      This isn’t necessarily dementia, it can be caused by any number of things, ailments that younger people would brush off without a thought.