It can be but it's more old age increases your risk of the worst if conditions.
Had a family member get dementia when they got older, they went from the friendliest, chatty and extroverted guy to a reclusive, nervous wreck over the span of 3 years, fuck that condition.
It does depend on the person, I think it's completely fair to point out though that some boomers do use their old age as an excuse and I've caught people RL I know doing it almost constantly. It gets extremely frustrating to deal with and then people wonder why I just don't hang out with anyone at all.
Actually, that's not true, even a couple of the normies I know totally get it, especially when it comes to Christmas time LOL. I really do believe there are a good number of people out there who are one crisis away from mental breakdowns.
He's 87. He's always been a bit fucking weird (well, since at least, say, the 70s), but I feel like that is the least surprising thing in the world...
Life experience like that (being "the chosen one", leading your people into exile, et al) will fuck you up. It's just that we never saw it on camera quite like this before...
Not sure how old the Dalai Lama is but I expect that somewhere between 75-80 you start losing your marbles.
My dad is 83, and he’ll still kick your ass and tell you why. Old age is an alibi abused by many elder folks.
It can be but it's more old age increases your risk of the worst if conditions.
Had a family member get dementia when they got older, they went from the friendliest, chatty and extroverted guy to a reclusive, nervous wreck over the span of 3 years, fuck that condition.
Haha your last paragraph describes me over the last 3-4 years.
Kind of also me, to be honest…
I got really, really bad during the pandemic. But even before that, there was a time where I was struggling to even talk to most people…
I’m “better” now, in that sense, but my life is also much worse…
It hasn’t been a great trade, tbh. 😔
Hope you hold in there. But I do, genuinely, understand how you feel. 😑
Ignorance is bliss huh?
It does depend on the person, I think it's completely fair to point out though that some boomers do use their old age as an excuse and I've caught people RL I know doing it almost constantly. It gets extremely frustrating to deal with and then people wonder why I just don't hang out with anyone at all.
Actually, that's not true, even a couple of the normies I know totally get it, especially when it comes to Christmas time LOL. I really do believe there are a good number of people out there who are one crisis away from mental breakdowns.
Your last paragraph - yeah…
Really, yes.
Frankly I think a lot of people are just barely hanging in there.
He's 87. He's always been a bit fucking weird (well, since at least, say, the 70s), but I feel like that is the least surprising thing in the world...
Life experience like that (being "the chosen one", leading your people into exile, et al) will fuck you up. It's just that we never saw it on camera quite like this before...
See also: Pu Yi, the last emperor of China...