I found this while surfing.
Sauce
A quote: from the site.
Partly we fear our own mortality. The elderly remind us of what’s in store for us when we get older. And we’re terrified of madness. We’re appalled by the deterioration of the mind and the breakdown of personality. But it’s not just fear. There’s a sort of repulsion too, I think. Old people disgust us. The physical decay – as well as the sheer weakness and neediness – repels us.
This is why I am for death with dignity.
Sauce
A quote: from the site.
Partly we fear our own mortality. The elderly remind us of what’s in store for us when we get older. And we’re terrified of madness. We’re appalled by the deterioration of the mind and the breakdown of personality. But it’s not just fear. There’s a sort of repulsion too, I think. Old people disgust us. The physical decay – as well as the sheer weakness and neediness – repels us.
This is why I am for death with dignity.
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