Mental speed is high until age sixty

Re:Mental speed is high until age sixty by Retric on Monday April 18, 2022 @12:57PM (#31073345)

My point was everyone ages, but young 60 and old 40 can look a lot alike.

Balding isn’t universal, a friend of mine is 70 and looks 50 with a full head of hair that not full grey, it’s kind of freaky. He’s still working construction and carrying heavy loads etc. Meanwhile I started going grey at 20.

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Re:Mental speed is high until age sixty by eweise on Monday April 18, 2022 @01:16PM (#31073637)

I agree 40 and 60 can look similar but from what I've seen, being young at 60 is due more to taking care of yourself than genetics.

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Re:Mental speed is high until age sixty by Retric on Monday April 18, 2022 @02:59PM (#31074950)

At least hair loss and going grey is genetic. I am sure being overweight etc plays a major role, but I wouldn’t rule out a genetic component to most signs of aging.

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Re:Mental speed is high until age sixty by lupire on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @07:59AM (#31095624)

your use of "yardstick" (a measuring tool) confused people about what correlations you intended.

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