Post by @themediumkahuna@tech.lgbt

2026-05-08 15:26 UTC

These ancient fucks are holding back smart young people from saving the planet just because their politics don’t allow actual creative thinking. “This how things are, and I’m in charge now, and I’m not going to rock the boat in my last few years” Then fucking retire. Go fishing, take up knitting, I don’t care. Just stop standing in the way just so you can collect a paycheck and retire comfortably. People WANT to do actual work, and these assholes won’t let us

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@glennseto@mastodon.social 2026-05-08 16:39

@themediumkahuna@tech.lgbt Widespread ageism aside, in most professions you'd still get concerned questions when carrying on well past retirement age. "Can you not afford to stop working?" "Is there nothing else for you to enjoy?" But somehow it's entirely normal for the most powerful people in the world to carry on, even when an army of doctors and PR people can no longer keep the dementia symptoms from leaking out, among other things.

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@fabolo@mastodon.social 2026-05-08 18:36

@themediumkahuna@tech.lgbt I think you're probably going to be in charge of something, at some point in your life, and not going to rock the boat in your last few years. It's human brain hardwiring, and accepting the fact is the best strategy for these smart, assuming they really want to save the planet, not just their own future

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