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jamiesonbecker • yesterday at 3:58 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

> don't think 80+ year olds should be driving a car or even operating a McDonalds

Warren Buffett is 96 years old. Knowledge and wisdom tend to increase with age.


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wiether • yesterday at 4:37 PM

  > Knowledge and wisdom tend to increase with age.
So does the prevalence of dementia.
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KludgeShySir • yesterday at 4:11 PM

Knowledge and wisdom *of recent technology* (or even current events) tends to increase with age?!

Dubitable.

KerrAvon • yesterday at 5:39 PM

Cherry-picking one unrepresentative billionaire is not a very convincing argument.

Your second sentence is a nonsequitur. At 96, Warren Buffett should be neither driving a car nor operating a McDonalds!

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unrented7977 • yesterday at 4:19 PM

So then surely your grandma will never, ever need help operating a computer or a phone. That knowledge just magically appears with age, right?