Elderly Jewish man dies after incident at pro-Palestinian rallyRapidcreek@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world – 76 points – 8 months agoktla.com24Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsSide question: when did 65 become elderly? Most developed Western countries set the retirement age around the age of 65; this is also generally considered to mark the transition from middle to old age. Reaching this age is commonly a requirement to become eligible for senior social programs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#DefinitionsRetirement age used to be 55, even.How odd.Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.Always?Average lifespan in the United States is like 77. I would say once you're 84% of the way to death you're elderly.1935
Side question: when did 65 become elderly? Most developed Western countries set the retirement age around the age of 65; this is also generally considered to mark the transition from middle to old age. Reaching this age is commonly a requirement to become eligible for senior social programs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#DefinitionsRetirement age used to be 55, even.How odd.Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.Always?Average lifespan in the United States is like 77. I would say once you're 84% of the way to death you're elderly.1935
Most developed Western countries set the retirement age around the age of 65; this is also generally considered to mark the transition from middle to old age. Reaching this age is commonly a requirement to become eligible for senior social programs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#DefinitionsRetirement age used to be 55, even.How odd.Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.
Retirement age used to be 55, even.How odd.Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.
Average lifespan in the United States is like 77. I would say once you're 84% of the way to death you're elderly.
Side question: when did 65 become elderly?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#Definitions
Retirement age used to be 55, even.
How odd.
Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.
Always?
Average lifespan in the United States is like 77.
I would say once you're 84% of the way to death you're elderly.
1935