Say, what 3 things do you feel older people should have privilege to? By older, I mean 60 plus. What 3 things do you think younger people should have

privilege to? By younger, I mean teens to late twenties. What age do you feel in general that a man should be considered a man and a woman be considered a woman? Do not say it depends upon the person. I mean in general. Thank you. Happy Sunday, all.

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

Lots of questions in one post . .

I think many older people are naturally privileged in experience, resourcefulness, and wisdom. I think many younger people are naturally privileged in energy, creativity, and confidence. However, I don't think either group should be favoured or privileged by society. If a young person needs a home to fulfil their potential, or an older person would benefit from a university education, we should be able to find a way of doing these things together.

We are interdependent and will become more so as society ages and inequality widens. We have to improve relations between the generations and share the wealth more widely, or we all face a miserable, lonely future.

Heavens. I'm not even sure when I became a woman. I've supported myself and others financially since I left school at 18. Some folk say that adulthood begins with your first mortgage. I would happily have lived in rented accommodation for the rest of my life, but I was advised that owning my own home would simplify the adoption process, so I bought property last year. Worked with the judge, but I'll always be the youngest daughter in the eyes of my mum 😐

PoetryNEmotion · F

@SunshineGirl I always have lots of questions, my friend. I think society favors the youth. It always has. That needs to change. Do you really think we are interdependent? How can these relations be improved? I welcome your comments. Owning a home isn't easy these days. Doesn't make people adults. It is equity and ownership. Moms see us with different eyes. LOL. Thank you.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@PoetryNEmotion Intergenerational justice is, in my view, the greatest imperative of our age. We are leaving the next generation a terrible legacy of environmental degradation, indebtedness, and limited personal opportunity. The prettiest girls, the strongest youths of each generation are naturally favoured, but young people on the whole receive scant attention from policy makers. During Covid we were more anxious to get people back in pubs than children back in the classroom. Millions of school children have paid the price educationally and socially.

Yes, we are completely interdependent. I work in pension investments. Older people like to think they have their "pot", their castle of investments. The truth is though if the next generation loses faith in the system and sees no point in contributing (because retirement ages keep get put back) the whole pack of cards will collapse . .

And if we do not care enough about generations other than our own, many people will be condemned to die alone and without dignity.