75 is a viable die-able age. This is my end of life plan if i am disabled, diseased or just not having fun in life.
I don't get why only men are making this decision though.
Men lack that "...." especially later in life when parents have passed away.
I think it's how society treats them. I would think most other cultures have lower rates based on how men are viewed and treated in other societies.
At least in my view, men are expected to be strong, successful, etc. They are seen as providers (look at how courts treat them). So when you aren't working, aren't strong anymore, etc, some people aren't going to see their worth in other areas. In general men are expected to be self supporting (look at charities and welfare) and to support others (alimony, child support, main provider for family), so what do you expect when they've been groomed this way and can't take care of themselves and become a burden to others?
It's odd going around town and seeing every landmark changed, all the mediums (film, newspapers and more) you loved be relegated to niche outlets. All the people that knew your world and spoke your cultural language are gone.
Memories stacked on memories e.g. this street address used to be a shopping mall, that used to be where my high school sweetheart first kissed me.
Add medical difficulty on top of that, family troubles and financial woes.
Men used to run the world and they were finely tuned for it.
You'd have to write a biography or book to get all that backed up change out of you.
Millenials are going to feel this very acutely, I speculate.
> In 2021, slightly more than half (52.4%) of those receiving MAID were men, and the small percentage difference between men and women has not changed significantly since 2020.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230213/dq230...
So in the situation you are describing it may not be a difference in desire but in the effectiveness of the method used. Or that men over 75 commit suicide for other reasons than medical problems.
I see so many old people go far, far beyond what constitutes capable or even coherent. That just seems like a nightmare to me. All for the sake of.. what, some religious foundation that is dying out?
That statement is incredible to me. Can you explain what not having fun would look like to you?
And lets not forget the final stage, the potential 1-3 months (like my grandma) of life. She had finally had enough of the pain and difficulty, but she had to just let the disease take her over rather than end her life right then. So she spent 6 weeks in agony with a nurse 24/7 solely to manage pain.
Yea.. i don't get the appeal, personally.
Oh come on, we all know why. Its socially acceptable to hate men and blame them for everything bad. It starts or feeds negative emotions.