Mike__Z t1_j8wqwok wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:35 PM

Every government site I'm looking at defines elderly as 65

Edit: medical journals too

AttentionSpanZero t1_j8wtcp9 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Hey! I was born in 1965 and I will not be elderly in 2025. I'm looking to retire in 2035 at the earliest. Young whipper-snapper trying to tell me when I'm elderly. No fucking Werther's hard candy for you!

pinkymadigan t1_j8xr6bb wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Geroffmylawn!

bad_at_hearthstone t1_j8xj5bn wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Yeah you tell that punk

nursejackieoface t1_j8ycuc5 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 8:50 PM

I was born in 57, and I'm not sharing my box of Coffee Nips.

Soup0rMan t1_j8y5mp1 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 8:03 PM

Shhhh... Just thank grampa for the candy and throw it out when he's not looking.

Also, Werther's slap.

Less-Dragonfruit-294 t1_j8yvp6j wrote on February 17, 2023 at 10:59 PM

You get to retire? Can you tell us what that’s like?

SadLaser t1_j8ytdd2 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 10:42 PM

You don't "turn into" an elderly person. It's not like you're young and spry one day and then elderly when the clock strikes midnight as you turn 60. If we're talking senior citizen, that's legally defined as 65. If we're talking elderly, that's more an issue of physicality on an individual basis. Some people are old and decrepit at 55, some are still in pretty healthy, great shape at 75. It's different for everyone.

[deleted] OP t1_j8ygeve wrote on February 17, 2023 at 9:13 PM

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In 2025, Gen X will have their first elderly person.

North_Recognition199 t1_j8wqf7g wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:31 PM