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Are you old yet?

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M Best Comment
define old! i have many years behind me, i have the usual aches and pains, but i have all my marbles and can still walk 18 holes of golf.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard thanks, but the grim reaper is waiting for me! Hopefully I can have at least another 10 good years. There is a religious question I read i believe in the talmud, if you were given the option of never dying, never suffering the effects of aging, but to do so, no new babies would be born, what would your choice be?
@samueltyler2 That’s a tough one, but I don’t think I’d want to stay forever, watching my loved ones go. 🥺
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard i think the question included everyone around you stayed alive with you, but still no newborns, no changing of life.

I asked this question to the Co-Pilot, AI in Microsoft:

Ethical Dilemmas:
Your scenario introduces an intriguing twist: living forever but only if no new babies are born. This raises ethical questions:
Would you choose immortality at the cost of preventing new life?
What impact would this have on society, relationships, and the human experience?

WonderGirl · 36-40
When I was younger I thought 40 was old. I couldn't imagine being 40. Now that I am 40 I see I'm not old at all. 🤗
RenFur · 70-79, M
@WonderGirl

Yes! 👍
Teileach · 56-60, F
Almost there. The big 6 0 looms in September..
Teileach · 56-60, F
@RenFur Already have!
Teileach · 56-60, F
@ArtieKat Yes - in my head!!
Louis54 · 61-69, M
@ArtieKat No, 70 is the new 80 in my experience
exexec · 61-69, C
Yes. I've been old for a while.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@exexec

You've a loooong way to go yet...
exexec · 61-69, C
@RenFur I will keep replacing parts as I go.
So old I used to babysit Yoda.
RenFur · 70-79, M
Magenta · F
Older, don't consider myself "old" yet, although my 50's are long gone and 70's are approaching.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Magenta from what little you have shared, you have done a spectacular job at preserving your body b
Magenta · F
@samueltyler2 Thank you, part of that is genes I think.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Magenta whatever, you have taken what you have and used it well.
KatyO83 · 41-45, F
Well nearly 41 now. When a kid at times I thought that so old I'd not make my 40s. Now I hope I've many more years ahead.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@KatyO83

Funny how kids see someone in their 40s as being near death. My dad was 1 yr shy of 50 when I was born... many of his friends were older than him. Let's face it, old people cackle when they laugh... LOL

You don't cackle, do you? 😂
KatyO83 · 41-45, F
@RenFur I'm waiting on my so called friends here who will I think actually say I do 🙄
RenFur · 70-79, M
@KatyO83

If they turn on you, tell me and we'll both block them all 😁
Not old, no longer young; I’ve reached middle aged.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Colonelmustardseed not anymore, relax and enjoy your youth for at least another 5 years!.

The Oxford Dictionary:

noun
the period between early adulthood and old age, usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65.
@samueltyler2 Lol I see. Well, I think the entirety of my 40s will be my best years. 🙂
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Colonelmustardseed take it from an old geezer, enjoy every year as it comes!
supersnipe · 61-69, M
Officially, yes. I'm not sure if people regard me as 'older' or 'old' but as yet, I don't feel 'elderly'.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@supersnipe

You're certainly not elderly if YOU don't think you are. It's that simple :D
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
Ask me in ten years. Just now I feel in the prime of my life.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@ninalanyon

Let's make it 20 years!
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@RenFur I hope I'll be around to answer!
RenFur · 70-79, M
@ninalanyon

So do I and everyone here :D
robertsnj · 56-60, M
yep old dude here.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@robertsnj

NOT! Hand me my cane so I can bop you one for thinking that...
GuiltyBiStander · 31-35, F
Soon.

Maybe.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@GuiltyBiStander

Hardly! There used to be an old saying - you'll know by the time you reach 40 if you're a failure at life or not. (Nonsense, of course).

No lie - your best years are still to come :D
Torsten · 36-40, M
middle aged at this point
Torsten · 36-40, M
@RenFur how so?
I am not suicidal nor would i ever commit suicide, especially when it comes to boredom. Suicide actually goes very much against my religious beliefs.
So yeah i dont get the comparison.
Not going to kill myself, i am just not afraid of dying
RenFur · 70-79, M
@Torsten

Not the suicide part. Funny how you zeroed in on that...
He actually said more earlier in life. He said he didn't want to reach an age where someone was wiping his bottom for him.

It was the crank part - the disagreeable way he had of looking at the world. Women were a problem one had to deal with, etc
Torsten · 36-40, M
@RenFur well yeah i didnt read the whole thing. I read suicide and boredom and knew i had nothing in common with him.

dont most people want to be independent and not want others to have to take care of them? i wont be a burden on anyone and thats not me claiming people that age are just that, im just saying personally for me. I dont want to be that way and i want to be remembered as i am now
The first time i woke up and hacked up a cat i knew i was old
When i realized the best time to have dinner is at 4, i knew i was old.
I remember becoming aware how old i was when i started to count how many parts of my body creaked and/ or hurt when i walked up the stairs.
I heard the kids in the neighborhood calling me "Old Lady ----------"...that hurt.
When i heard myself offer a complete stranger an old piece of hard tack candy from the bottom of my purse (It was Christmas candy and the time of year wasn't)
...and when i started carrying a big purse everywhere i went so i could have a medicine chest and replacement garments in there...i knew i was quite old.
WrngWlf · 46-50, F
No but I feel older than I am. My body is giving me fits.., I need a knee replacement and possibly rotator cuff surgery and possibly neck surgery lol
RenFur · 70-79, M
@WrngWlf

Sounds like you were an athlete... must make sleeping tough :(
People keep telling me I/we/they am old. Some are younger and I just refuse to believe it
RenFur · 70-79, M
@Justafantasy

Looking old and feeling old are two different things. I know it's only fiction but Scrooge became old as a young man when he discovered he wanted to be rich at any cost. Then when he finally snapped out of that nightmare existence that fateful Christmas Eve late in life, he became young again.
@RenFur my body doesn't bounce back like it use to, I'm still not smart enough to avoid living on the edge
RenFur · 70-79, M
@Justafantasy

Yep - sadly - - yep...
eli1601 · 70-79, M
Despite my age I don't feel that old. I still go to the gym and hike three or four times a week.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@eli1601

👍 Amazing what a positive outlook together with some actual activity can do for one's health and well-being, eh?

EDIT - and listening to some old tunes!
smiler2012 · 56-60
@RenFur 🤔what do you classify old then lol
smiler2012 · 56-60
@RenFur 😆not there yet as i have today at som,e posts on similar worlds lol
RenFur · 70-79, M
@smiler2012

Not a nice thing to say but this is sadly true - - how much LOLing is there in an Old Folk's home?
smiler2012 · 56-60
@RenFur 😣i go and visit an auntie in an old peoples residental home and what you say is so sadly right
calicuz · 51-55, M
Yup, happened bout 5 years ago. 👴
RenFur · 70-79, M
@calicuz

Something inconsequential like you found a gray hair or two?
calicuz · 51-55, M
@RenFur

Nope, I just realized I had aged out of everything.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@calicuz

Thanks... now you made me feel REALLY OLD 😫
nah, every decade 'old' feels about 15 years away 😃
RenFur · 70-79, M
@metaldog

I can vouch for that :D
blackarcher256 · 61-69, M
Old enough to know better.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@blackarcher256

9 of my remaining nephews and nieces (10 of 'em) are as old - or older - than you.
blackarcher256 · 61-69, M
@RenFur Wow! That’s pretty amazing. But then age is all relative.
JustDJ76 · 46-50, M
I feel old. Does that count? 😂
RenFur · 70-79, M
@JustDJ76

Hang out with me for a day and you'll run away as fast as you ever have when I release you from that obligation - - - 🤣. (I do REALLY old stuff like yelling at the TV, constantly scratching myself in embarrassing places, etc)
JustDJ76 · 46-50, M
@RenFur So do I. 😂
caPnAhab · 26-30, M
A mayfly would say that I'm old, even ancient
attyhenrytuason · 61-69, M
I am now! About three years ago!🤔
RenFur · 70-79, M
@attyhenrytuason

Going by how you responded I think you see the humor in most things... so you're not old now let alone 3 yrs ago :D
lipstickguy · 61-69, M
Yes, yes I am 😵
RenFur · 70-79, M
@lipstickguy

Go away kid. Ya bother me... LOL
lipstickguy · 61-69, M
@RenFur yes sir. We were raised to respect our elders
RenFur · 70-79, M
@lipstickguy

Oh, a wise guy, eh?!

exchrist · 31-35
I feel about 60. Im 35; soon.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@Justmeraeagain

Hush.
I'm an uncle to 10. ALL are older than you - but the younger 5 or so are still kids to my way of thinking :D
kutee · T
to attack israel?
RenFur · 70-79, M
@kutee

It's the mess of messes over there. Many centuries of pure HATE have led to this predicament with zero real let-up in sight. Who among us has any idea how to reach a peaceful outcome?

You?
kutee · T
@RenFur not centruies, the jes only showed up in 1948, so not even one centruy
RenFur · 70-79, M
@kutee

Looks like we're both wrong - -

pancakeslam · 41-45, M
no. I am still a calf in Bowhead whale years.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@pancakeslam

*gotta look this reference up*

EDIT: !!!

Methuselah’s prom date.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@bijouxbroussard

*gasp!*

What's that make me? 😭
Zonuss · 41-45, M
RenFur · 70-79, M
@Zonuss

Well of course not :D - 'cause you're not
Just turned 54 at the end of last month.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@NativePortlander1970

Now listen to me, youngster. I'm old enuff to be your, er... uncle and I feel younger than 54 :D
@RenFur My Dad would have been 79 last May 8.
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RenFur · 70-79, M
@Primnproper

Hardly!
RenFur · 70-79, M
@Primnproper

I read your comment too quickly - - of course I wouldn't know about your body as far as possible nagging ailments are concerned but your mind is a jewel.
Primnproper · 56-60, F
@RenFur 😁
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RenFur · 70-79, M
@looping

I'm assuming you mean old as in you're in touch with eternity? You have an old soul?

 
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