[ExI] dementia

[William Flynn Wallace]

Well, Spike, you are my role model:  a person who jumps in and does things
with schools, scout groups, and the like.  I am basically helping two young
females with severe learning disabilities.  But that's all.  I do try to
share some of my wit and 'wisdom' on Quora and do have hundreds of
followers, so I guess saying that I contribute nothing is wrong.  I suppose
I said that because of the severe limitations my health places on me.  I
wish I could do more for others and for myself as well.  But you have to
deal with the cards you are dealt and I am satisfied with that (not exactly
happy but not depressed either).  I was just asked a question on quora and
here is part of my answer:

https://www.treehugger.com/why-were-happier-when-were-older-4861071#:~:text=A%20recent%20study%20found%20a,the%20most%20unhappy%20in%20life.&text=%E2%80%9CPeople%20who%20were%20in%20older,perceived%20stress%20than%20younger%20respondents.%E2%80%9D

(I couldn't find a way to shorten that link)  bill w

On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 5:38 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
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> >…Do we really want that?  People like me?
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> Ja Billw, we really want that.  People like you.
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> >…I have been retired now for 24 years and have contributed basically
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> On the contrary sir, very much on the contrary..
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> >…Do we really want a lot of elderly people who live 50, 60 years beyond
> retirement?  bill w
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> We do.  One errs in believing our real contribution to society is in the
> years in which society paid us for those contributions.  During those years
> however, we are far too busy contributing to society to contribute to
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> May our young people come to understand what I meant with that comment.
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