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   jilleduffy (jilleduffy@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 10:12:15 JST jilleduffy

   I interviewed an expert on ageism for an article recently (still in progress) who reminded me that most of the "problems" of aging were invented by capitalism

   Yes, the body & brain change with age. That's a reality. And yet, the _vast majority_ of people are sound of mind and able to live independently until they die. All the other the stuff we are convinced we should "fix" is a product of someone trying to sell us something

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     jilleduffy (jilleduffy@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 10:12:29 JST jilleduffy

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     The conversation was a lot about women in midlife crisis, and I asked about whether women now are feeling more empowered after 40.

     She said:
     "The assumption that decline should begin at 40 is misguided, misogynistic, and wrong. And I think women are discovering that maybe it's a backlash. ...obviously this is taking place in this period of horrendous rollback of fundamental women's rights. So perhaps it's also saying, fuck that shit. I'm not going to curl up and dry up."

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     jilleduffy (jilleduffy@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 10:13:12 JST jilleduffy

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     The gem:

     "All these midlife transitions are on your way to giving fewer fucks about what the world thinks of you and the decisions you have made, and making them with greater clarity and strength."