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I am 78 but I was once...

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GuyForksAndKnives · 15/11/2025 14:31

What's with all these reels on Instagram and Facebook? Usually picking on a dead or ageing celebrity in a wheelchair. I find them creepy. Just why?

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YouDriveMeCrazyButICanDoThatMyself · 15/11/2025 16:20

I agree.

You could look at it that they’re saying ‘old people matter, they were once living a full life like you, don’t dismiss them as unimportant’

but I do feel it leans more towards ‘look how they’ve ended up!’.

GuyForksAndKnives · 15/11/2025 17:08

YouDriveMeCrazyButICanDoThatMyself · 15/11/2025 16:20

I agree.

You could look at it that they’re saying ‘old people matter, they were once living a full life like you, don’t dismiss them as unimportant’

but I do feel it leans more towards ‘look how they’ve ended up!’.

It's so tiresome and because they're reels I can't block them.

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Redpeach · 15/11/2025 17:10

Old people are soooo tiresome

Loopylalalou · 15/11/2025 18:21

Redpeach · 15/11/2025 17:10

Old people are soooo tiresome

Planning on death by 40?

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