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There Was An Attempt

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Glitch McConnell bricks himself.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Politics aside, he just needs to retire at his age. (As do all people in positions of influence at that age.)

Getting old is a thing, unfortunately. Various privileges should be limited as cognitive decline increases. Driving, politics and even restrictions on physically demanding jobs are the first things I can think of that need to be pulled back from people. (Comprehensive and standardized cognitive testing may be an option? Not all people age the same way, obviously.)

Yeah, I'll be old soon enough and will probably be kicking myself for saying the above in due time.

[–] CobblerScholar 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well driving is a trickier one, especially here in the states. Loss of driving privileges means a loss of independence and the ability to do basically anything. Sure there's help of various kinds but it's expensive and not availible to everyone who needs it. I agree that elderly people need intense scrutiny when it comes to driving but it's not so clear cut

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This is just another reason we need to get rid of our dependency on cars, not a reason to keep letting people with the reflexes of molasses drive 2 tons of steel.