Covid19 Pandemic Social Isolation, Social Distancing How Will You Cope? Limiting our options in a time of pandemic, while necessary and unpleasant will eventually pass. However, what about the millions of individuals for which social isolation and loneliness are an everyday occurrence? How do they cope with a reality that is far too real and equally as … [Read more...]
The number of people 65 and older in the U.S. is expected to increase from 55 million in 2020; to some 70 million by 2030. Yet according to a 2015 New York Times editorial, “Older people are likely to be seen as a burden and a drain on resources, rather than as a resource in themselves.” If you’re over 40, chances are that you or someone you know has experienced some form … [Read more...]
Age is a relative term. To a 5-year-old, 12 may seem old. To a 12-year-old, 20, and so forth and so on. It seems like the older we get, the older we think “old” is. But do our perceptions of how we see old people ever change? The video above might surprise you. Here's a transcript of their interactions: Interviewer: Hey, how's it going? You can stand right there. … [Read more...]
Bill Maher is known for his brash, insightful commentary on topical, timely, and sometimes controversial events. Whatever you may think of his politics he certainly makes you think. While Maher’s insights on age discrimination were aired around the time of the previous Presidential electoral campaign his perceptions are particularly applicable to the lack of commentary be … [Read more...]
So many of us are in denial about aging perhaps we should do away with the term “old.” What might we call ourselves in a society hooked on staying young? This fellow has an opinion. If you like what he has to say, pass it on. Here's a transcript of this comedy bit: And we have no more old people in this country. No more old people. We shipped them all away and we brought in … [Read more...]
