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… 40’s are middle aged adults.
“Young” is 18-19, maybe mid 20’s.
Stop infantilizing entire generations of grown-ass adults
This makes me think of Sen. Strom Thurmond, who when he was in his 80s it came out he had an affair when he was in his 40s, and he said it was no big deal, that it was just a "youthful indiscretion".
Was that about when Elsie mae Williams came out as his secret daughter ? Her mom was 15 when Williams was born…
My mom died at 63. I am middle age at 35.
I definitely feel middle-aged.
Chill out my dude. Saying someone is young in the context of their peers isn't "infantilizing" anyone.
no. first. you're wrong it is.
You see, people past their fifties still treat me like a child... even though I've maintained two steady careers- simultaneously, because fuck this economy- for nearly two decades now. I am a grown-ass adult, and you do not get to dismiss, patronize or indeed infantilize me just because I happen to have a different opinion than you. that's just being ageist.
Probably because you act like this 🙄
Infantilizing.
Good God Lemmy, not everything is a condition/syndrome/loaded action.
Language changes, learn to deal with it or fall behind, gramps.
You want 18 year old politicians? Come on man
We have 18 year olds in war zones
Ok? 18 year olds can’t be president what’s your point.
Be a lot less childish than the current House and Senate.
Who cares? It doesn’t matter that “18 years olds are on the battlefield”.
Knife cuts both ways. I know 90 years olds more cognizant than some 20 year olds.
I don’t want either of them leading a nation
Yeah? I never mentioned warfare, those were other commenters.
The knife cuts both ways, but only one way is constitutionally sanctioned. Funny how that works.
Because the majority of 35 and under don’t have the experience in life or law or professionalism to hold an elder statesman position? They can still be elected to the house of reps to earn that experience. Or hold state offices.
AOC is 34. She was 30 when she was elected. Should she not have been allowed to hold the office she holds?
AOC is in the House of Representatives, so yes, she can hold that office.
But that's higher office?
Professionalism-> experience in a professional environment.
But the fact you’ve stooped to insults tells me you have no actual argument, so that’s nice
Very angry, I suggest logging off the internet if you’re enraged simply because somebody has an opinion that 50 years of age isn’t old.
Still responding? Better quit before you have a heart attack
I never said my age, but I’m 28.
You obviously care, otherwise you’d focus your energy elsewhere.
Yet here you are, commenting on a days old post and being mad.