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Dude, no. Aging is literally a series of bursts in realization of priorities of your life. Checks and balances of all the things you always wanted to do, the person you wanted to be, and never will.

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I would define that psychological process as “maturing”, as opposed to the more biological process usually referred to as “aging”. Although the two are usually highly correlated.

Quoted from the article:

"Why It’s Time to Step Back

As I near 60, I’ve come to realize I simply don’t have the same mental sharpness or stamina I used to."

Decline in mind sharpness. Decline in stamina.

It is your twist and unjustifiable generalization of the author's words about the author himself:

> "aging is a synonym of cognitive decline"

compared to:

> As I near 60, I’ve come to realize I simply don’t have the same mental sharpness or stamina I used to.

The author did not say anything about anyone else.

Synoym: https://www.bennetyee.org/http_webster.cgi?isindex=synonym&m...

I can sympathize, being approximately that age myself. I find myself struggling with simple shell one-liners, going to the AI as a crutch, suddenly remembering “obviously, yes, this is the way” and then getting frustrated at myself thinking “30 years ago, I would have had this whole thing done by now.”

Is my angst misplaced? Maybe. Does it affect everyone my age? Of course not. Would my 20 something self have done any better? Probably not.

But the feels are real.

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