# Protecting America From Aging Presidents **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 21, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-america-from-aging-presidents/1004517 "2024-07-21T00:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 76
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-america-from-aging-presidents/1004517/76 "2024-07-25T02:57:52Z")
Discussion of “generations” here. > [@The concept of "generations" as defining peer groups is broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-generations-as-defining-peer-groups-is-broken/1004760): > > Conversation started in another thread spawned this topic. To me, the idea of generations is broken. I do see some value in looking at peer groups by age and comparing general traits of those groups in contrast to other groupings. For example, take the zoomers’ attitude toward sexual identity versus prior cohorts like “gen x”. Or consider the differences of the helicopter parent age group versus the free range groups of take earlier days. I mean, the folks who grew up in the aftermath of WWII… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-america-from-aging-presidents/1004517)._