Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Aging is trivial because it just requires living long.
- In plain terms
- Anyone gets old if they live long enough.
- What can you take from it?
- Age is a natural fact, not a deep mystery.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is aging truly uninteresting?
- What matters more than age?
Another view
It dismisses the real challenges of getting older.
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