Times are changing, people are changing, but they all get old. But what does the aging actually mean? And how is it that a person who was 20 years ago looks older than 20 years old today? Look.
The whole world is changing permanently. Society is changing, people are changing, but as it looks, old age changes. Have you ever thought that your daughter, son, granddaughter or great -grandson looks younger at a certain age than you looked like at that age? This is the concept of retrospective aging. It is still not clear whether it is only an illusion or whether retrospective aging is real and how it is possible. Do people are getting older at the moment than people about some x years back?
YouTube video about aging can be found on the channel Czech Radio Radiožurnál:
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Retrospective aging
When you think about it, retrospective aging could make sense. Time and society have changed incredibly. Just take into account, for example, that today one is getting married or get married around 30. Previously, however, it was too late, which means that for example, women who are great -grandmothers today got married at the age of 20. We all know that marriage today and marriage looked completely different today. But this is definitely not the only example.
Consider, for example, progress in health care. Sunblocks, preventive injections, greater awareness of overall body care, more information about healthy nutrition, and awareness of how important psychological and emotional health is. These are all things that many generations did not even have a idea of us. The circumstances of previous generations seem heavier and much harder. But how does it work when it was basically a norm for the generation? We can no longer imagine these times, but for our great -grandmothers and great -great -grandmothers, such a life was acceptable and normal. So can they really just seem older?
How is it really?
In some cases, the questions remain unanswered. Time and society are constantly evolving, and when one thinks about what we have, what the previous generations did not have, the answer seems to be a brief, retrospective aging is not a myth. But it can only be a subconscious assumption. The age in every epoch represents something completely different, whether from a social, health, life or even fashion point of view. It is a great philosophical hitch over which you can worry about your intergeneration close.
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