The line that stood out to me, though, is the Gruntled Finding of the Week:
Nearly half (45%) of adults ages 75 and older say their life has turned out better than they expected, while just 5% say it has turned out worse
Among all older adults, happiness varies very little by age, gender or race.
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Mightn't this be a sterling example of the domestication of dissent in America post-WWII? All that money and media manipulation made for a complacent -- if not exactly contented -- population.
I agree. For me, The older I have become the less mistakes I make, therefore the better my life gets. I'm 52. I'm a handyman in Dallas and life is getting better as I get older, I would admit if I were just complacent.
Folks currently 75+ are mostly going to be "Silents" using Strauss/Howe terms.
Wonder what the response will be if the question is asked of "Boomers" when they/we are 75+
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