Comment by the_sleaze_
7 days ago
USA has age limits for the executive and that isn't considered an issue. We should have age limits at the top end as well. It isn't only technology. I don't think 80+ year olds should be driving a car or even operating a McDonalds much less making sweeping long term decisions across dozens of disciplines with little to no research.
> don't think 80+ year olds should be driving a car or even operating a McDonalds
Warren Buffett is 96 years old. Knowledge and wisdom tend to increase with age.
So does the prevalence of dementia.
True, but that prevalence is not a constant. In fact, across the broader landscape of human history, that appears to be a relatively recent development, and almost certainly environmental/toxins related. For example: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2479344-dementia-cases-...
Knowledge and wisdom *of recent technology* (or even current events) tends to increase with age?!
Dubitable.
Cherry-picking one unrepresentative billionaire is not a very convincing argument.
Your second sentence is a nonsequitur. At 96, Warren Buffett should be neither driving a car nor operating a McDonalds!
> nor operating a McDonalds
That was a quote of the parent.
Until last year (when he was 95), he was operating the world's largest holding company by assets and revenue.
It was also the first non-tech company to reach $1T market cap.
And, its class A stock was by far the most expensive stock in the world at $740,000 per share, more than 100x more expensive than any other US stock.
So, yeah, I think he'd be qualified to operate maybe even two McDonalds. Maybe he could even be driven to them.(Coincidentally, he is a HUGE McDonalds and Coke fan and has eaten there almost every morning for over 50 years.)
Disrespecting older people seems to be a hobby as old as Father Time.
So then surely your grandma will never, ever need help operating a computer or a phone. That knowledge just magically appears with age, right?