Post #1359737

2026-03-30 03:22 UTC

Eugenics is a pretty good indicator of fascism. I'm just speculating though. I do think it's very trashy to suggest that Back in the Day people just dropped dead like they were 1850's residents of London. Elder care is one of the defining aspects of humanity, what makes us human. Denying it is therefore, antihuman.

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@Susan60@aus.social 2026-03-30 11:10

@cy Who is suggesting we deny elder care? Or worse? I’m in my mid 60s. At this point, I hate to think that I could spend 10 plus years merely existing at the end of my life. A friend’s father-in-law has been in a lovely care home, frequently visited & taken out since his wife died, but has been utterly miserable. He just turned 100. I know that my ideas of a “life worth living” will probably change as I age. And an existence that might bore or depress me now might be something I’ll enjoy in 20 years. And I don’t want other people making abitrary decisions about my life. But I don’t want medications etc used to prolong life once I’m ready to push off. I don’t know what the answer is. It’s definitely not in authorities saying when it’s time to knock off our oldies. But nor does it make sense to use all available pharmaceutical & medical technology to prolong our misery once life holds no more joy.

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