One important point you are making here is, "if people started treating themselves," and that's at the core of people's behavior. If something bad is happening to you sometimes the first question to ask should just be, "How do I stop this and get well again?" I.e. there should be a call to action. So my take would be, "I got sick, what d…
One important point you are making here is, "if people started treating themselves," and that's at the core of people's behavior. If something bad is happening to you sometimes the first question to ask should just be, "How do I stop this and get well again?" I.e. there should be a call to action. So my take would be, "I got sick, what do I do next?"
But as you also ably pointed out in your post, it is taken for granted that "old age = intellectual degeneration," so that first call to action never materializes. Yay, progress.
One important point you are making here is, "if people started treating themselves," and that's at the core of people's behavior. If something bad is happening to you sometimes the first question to ask should just be, "How do I stop this and get well again?" I.e. there should be a call to action. So my take would be, "I got sick, what do I do next?"
But as you also ably pointed out in your post, it is taken for granted that "old age = intellectual degeneration," so that first call to action never materializes. Yay, progress.