• @[email protected]
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      32 months ago

      65 is supposed to be the age of retiremenr for a normal career

      “Supposed to”

      In Washington DC it’s 67. In Virginia it’s 61. In 1991 it was 57. It’s based on arbitrary convention, not for any medical reason.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 months ago

          Well, that should be standardized then, and 65 seems like a nice median

          Based on what?

          I’ve known high energy 80 year olds who were sharp as a tack and 50 year olds with early onset dementia or who were just plain nuts to begin with.

          This isn’t about age.

          • ObliviousEnlightenment
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            12 months ago

            Well a law is a hell of a lot harder to enforce if it’s not drawing a line somewhere in the sand, and I’d rather disqualify someone we should than qualify someone we shouldn’t

            • @[email protected]
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              12 months ago

              Perfectly happy to draw a line in the sand, it should just be based on what we care about - competence, intelligence, experience, not being a raging psychopath… that kind of thing. Saying 65 is too old is no better than saying 35 is too young.