I think you have too many “unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear) toward the label the old”. (Note: It was pointed out to me that
- problems caused by the elderly (esp. gerontocracy, and elderly people’s control over the young) is valid only when the following two points are compatible
- It’s actually harmful.
- It is significantly concentrated in the aged
Simply because the old man is more prominent doesn’t mean he’s as harmful as he could be.
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