Pre Boomers & the future
According to Matt Thornhill in an article published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch - "The blessing of being a boomer is that we are living during a transformative period in human history. The transformation is the lengthening life span. As a result, the four stages of life -- youth, young adult, midlife, and old age -- are being extended as well. When boomers were born, a long life was about 80 years. That meant from birth to about age 20 was "youth." The period from 21 to 40 was "young adult." "Midlife" began at 41 and ended at 60, when "old age" began. A healthy boomer today at age 60 thinks he or she will live another 30, 35, or even 40 years easily. With age 100 as the new end date for a long life, we will likely expand the four life stages to 25 years each: "youth" from birth to 25, "young adult" from 26 to 50, "midlife" from 51 to 75, and "old age" from 76 to 100. Actually, this shift in thinkin