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# Warning: Do not “other” me because of my age
- URL: https://werd.io/warning-do-not-other-me-because-of-my-age/
- Published: 2023-01-24T19:22:57.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-24T19:22:57.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“But I hate this new attention lavished on aging. Why? Because it “others” me. It puts me in a separate category from the rest of the world, and that is not how I think, feel, act, or want to be seen. All of a sudden I am not smart, pretty, successful, talented, or part of the family. I am “old.” I am somebody’s responsibility. I have to be told when to stop driving, and my checkbook can be taken away. I am a candidate for Senior Living (banishment to a place full of other old people).” [#Technology](https://werd.io/tag/Technology)

\[[Link](https://francine.substack.com/p/warning-do-not-other-me-because-of)\]