JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoNancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-electionwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up1561arrow-down132
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minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·10 months agoWhy was it necessary to include her age in this headline?
minus-squareFreeman@lemmy.publinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoBecause cognitive ability and reasoning declines with age after a certain point. Not sure what that point is but it’s definately in the 70s and 80s
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·10 months agoa) are you a doctor b) that’s ageism not fact c) there’s plenty of 40 year olds in congress that are worse
Why was it necessary to include her age in this headline?
Because cognitive ability and reasoning declines with age after a certain point. Not sure what that point is but it’s definately in the 70s and 80s
a) are you a doctor b) that’s ageism not fact c) there’s plenty of 40 year olds in congress that are worse