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weepycat · 3 years ago

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there’s something so sad about how we treat old people nowadays. historically, humans have accomplished so many great things because we valued our elders, took care of them, and gave them meaningful retirement. meanwhile we have seniors aged 60+ working in retail just to survive. can you imagine working your entire life, just to work until you die? in fucking retail?

old people are not useless, they’re not a drain on the economy, and theyre not all bigoted windbags. theyre people! people! who have lived their entire fucking lives under capitalism. they deserve to retire peacefully and pursue their interests during the final years of their lives. they deserve to be taken care of. they deserve to go with dignity.

there’s a hundred things wrong with how society views old people, but i never see anyone talking about it.

#sorry i saw a tweet and now im upset #i dont have grandparents. but my mom used to work at an assisted living facility #and seniors deserve so much better than what we give them #especially the ones that can't afford retirement homes #there was one old lady who always denied the nice dinners my mom made for her #the facility had limited beds for medicare patients #and she justtttt slipped in and got a spot #before that she had lived on the streets #she always told my mom ''you dont have to make me a big meal. just a bowl of soup and some saltines is fine. i'm not worth anything more.''#that is the saddest thing i've ever fucking heard. it makes me cry to this day

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