[ExI] dementia

[William Flynn Wallace]

On Quora I go by Bill Wallace - bill w

On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 6:54 PM Stathis Papaioannou via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 08:53, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>> 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
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>> (I couldn't find a way to shorten that link)  bill w
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> What name do you go by on Quora?
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> On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 5:38 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
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>>> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On
>>> Behalf Of *William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
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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
>>> nothing to society…
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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
>>> society.
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>>> May our young people come to understand what I meant with that comment.
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>>> spike
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