In Aging Singapore, 65-Year-Olds Are Learning How to Code

Re:In Aging Singapore, 65-Year-Olds Are Learning How to Code by smallnamespace on Sunday September 15, 2019 @08:53PM (#20980339)

> Most (not al) of the tradies & labourers I know in their 60s and 70s

But surely,

    E(working capacity | is still day laborer and >65)
  > E(working capacity | >65)

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Re:In Aging Singapore, 65-Year-Olds Are Learning How to Code by crispinb on Sunday September 15, 2019 @09:09PM (#20980392)

I've no idea what E() means.

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Re:In Aging Singapore, 65-Year-Olds Are Learning How to Code by barry-cotter on Sunday September 15, 2019 @09:48PM (#20980523)

Expectation of being able to work as a day labourer given being over 65 is less than expectation of being able to work as a day labourer.

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Re:In Aging Singapore, 65-Year-Olds Are Learning How to Code by crispinb on Sunday September 15, 2019 @10:50PM (#20980734)

Ah I see, thanks.

In which case it's true if only by dint of tautology, but in any case isn't pertinent to the point at issue (whether "Very few" older folk can so work).

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