Aging

The Pew Research Center has been doing research again and this time on the state of "being old". It's interesting how the perception of being old has changed in modern times. The average age considered "old" by respondents was 68, but there were real differences in perception driven by the respondents' own ages.
-More than half of those under 30 say the average person becomes old before 60.-Middle-aged respondents say it's closer to 70.
-Those ages 65 and older say "old" is not until 75.That's much different than in the past when "old age" was considered to come at a much earlier time.
It's probably because society now is so youth conscious. And we are becoming an older society in terns of average age. Too, even more people are becoming "old' as society extends the average life span by providing better medical care, more activities and more conveniences for the oldies makes being older less noticeable to the oldie and the younger observer.
I think each age has benefits and liabilities and it's probably best to just live at whatever age one is without thinking too much about the chronology. But society seems to tell us that is not possible. It is a great conflict for those of us with growing wrinkles. But then, when we get enough wrinkles we won't be able to see the criticism and can just enjoy life as it is.