# When you get old....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-old/726644>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 31, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-old/726644 "2015-07-31T12:47:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-old/726644/21 "2015-08-03T02:13:45Z")

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I think it’s mostly 2 if those are the choices, and it makes me feel good about us.

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**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-old/726644/22 "2015-08-03T03:17:06Z")

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> [@What\_the](#):
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> Is it more common to circle the wagons and live in the past…
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> … or is it more common to mellow out and adopt a live and let live philosophy?
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> How might one adopt the latter himself or try to convince others that the latter would be better?

Both? I live in the past and live and let live

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