Greetings, my fellow readers! Let’s talk about something we all dread – aging! But wait, before you roll your eyes and click away, let me tell you about a little something that’s been on my mind. You see, with the next election looming in 2024, some people are getting antsy about one particular candidate’s age. It’s like we’re playing a game of “Spot the Wrinkles” with this guy!
Recently, I attended a 90th-birthday party and it got me thinking: is this the new trend? Are we all gonna start living to like, I don’t know, 110 or something? Maybe we’ll start throwing lavish birthday celebrations for our pets, who will also live to be 90. Who knows, the possibilities are endless!
Thanks, boomers, for single-handedly increasing the population of the really-truly-older cadre! According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2060, there’s gonna be three times the number of people aged 85-plus compared to 2017. Plus, half a million centenarians?! Wow, I can barely wrap my head around that number. Can you imagine the birthday cake expenses alone?
Now, let’s not talk about the serious stuff like social-support or the dropping life expectancy rates. We know it’s a bummer, but we’re here to have fun, right? So let’s just focus on the fact that the old are getting older and we’re all just trying to keep it together. And hey, maybe someday we’ll all be celebrating our 100th birthdays in space or something equally as wild. Who knows what the future holds?