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bucolic_frolic

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2. Yet some perform well into their 90s
Mon May 25, 2026, 07:02 AM
5 hrs ago

I posted an interview with Jeremy Grantham recently, he can still discuss complexities with relevance and eloquence. Of course he's a slim Scotsman who has obviously not filled his life with cheeseburgers.

A treadmill test would separate the fit from the witless.

There is such a thing as too young too. The Doomscroll Generation is ill-prepped for positions of power at 25 or 35. The concepts they understand is Pop Culture Lite. They are ideologue trend followers.

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i'm almost there rampartd 5 hrs ago #1
Yet some perform well into their 90s bucolic_frolic 5 hrs ago #2
I'm sure the stress of the job may also take a toll... kentuck 5 hrs ago #3
Agree, it takes order and mental discipline for longevity in positions of power or responsibility bucolic_frolic 5 hrs ago #4
I've always said NJCher 4 hrs ago #6
Yes, I've often envisioned him without money PatSeg 2 hrs ago #13
Back in 2015 someone made a youtube of Trump if he were born without $$ IrishAfricanAmerican 46 min ago #17
Ronald Reagan did not find it stressful at all. delisen 3 hrs ago #10
JFK became a Senator at the age of 36 Kaleva 2 hrs ago #12
There should be age limits for members of Congress as well. ProudMNDemocrat 4 hrs ago #5
I have no problem with older representatives. delisen 4 hrs ago #8
It is ageism. delisen 4 hrs ago #7
It is demanding for anyone--especially one not physically and mentally fit... hlthe2b 3 hrs ago #9
Commercial airline pilots have to retire at 65 Grim Chieftain 2 hrs ago #11
I'll turn 80 next year... GiqueCee 2 hrs ago #14
How many 80 year olds do you see daily delisen 2 hrs ago #15
Agreed. It's simply biology not ageism. paleotn 1 hr ago #16
I agree with the premise of your post. Tom Rinaldo 15 min ago #21
It's never ideal. Energy levels decline at the very least. A few can pull it off though and wisdom helps Tom Rinaldo 36 min ago #18
A 92 year old (Grassley) is fourth in line for the presidency question everything 26 min ago #19
If an existential emergency breaks out during nap time... Swede 19 min ago #20
I go exclusively by quality gulliver 9 min ago #22
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