@American7832 @nytimes I know!!!......isn't it fantastic?!?..making shit up to be offended by is probably one of the greatest things in history. No wait, 1969 https://t.co/5s8zgVmHhU…….still fantastic
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Thanks. I'm familiar with this theory, and agree that olders are indeed reminders of mortality. "Straw Man #3" in the blog post below explains why I think an ageist world conflates aging and dying. https://t.co/Bb2SqiS6sa
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@thischairrocks This is more than an argument, there is evidence that ageism can be in part explained by Terror Management Theory, which is related to fear of death. Here is an open access chapter reviewing this work https://t.co/eSEfrwcnfX
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RT @DegenRolf: In old age, the fear of death is diminished and people become less likely to respond defensively to reminders of their morta…