Pet peeve of mine: some older adults are proud that they get up early. And that’s OK in isolation. The problem though is that older adults rule society moreso than younger adults, and certainly compared to teenagers. So for many older adults it feels natural to go to bed early and to get up early. But then we as a society confuse that with universal “good behavior”/good character, so everyone has to dance to that tune.[1] And we do get up to things so that we aren’t expelled from school or fired from our jobs. But some of us do it at the cost of our health and well-being.
[1] Or maybe the cause of our early starts is completely different. It’s not like I have any proof.
[1] Or maybe the cause of our early starts is completely different. It’s not like I have any proof.