> Speech impediment? [list of things that are not speech impediments]
When I'm concentrating hard on a tricky problem, I often forget my surroundings. I've been known to get distracted mid-sentence, and I would love if somebody would discreetly interrupt me when I go off on unnecessary extended tangents. I write myself cue cards one might give a child because I learned how to write cue cards while I was a child, and it's a pretty good system that works for me – but, because my vision is good, I can write them small enough to palm discreetly. I would not want to be in a car driven by me.
None of these things render me unfit for governance, organising, leading people, or understanding laws. In fact, I dabble in all of these things and, where I'm practised, I'm not half-bad. (Not exceptional, mind, but mostly competent.) I can even give speeches that appear memorised, given a month to write and a week to rehearse.
I am not yet old, so nobody calls me senile. But if such attitudes are what I have to look forward to, even if I myself do not change at all, I think we should improve society somewhat.
> > Please, criticise him for the things he's actually done wrong
> Thats the thing. […]
Thanks! This looks like it's about politics, not ableist ageism. (No comment on the validity of your criticism.)
When I'm concentrating hard on a tricky problem, I often forget my surroundings. I've been known to get distracted mid-sentence, and I would love if somebody would discreetly interrupt me when I go off on unnecessary extended tangents. I write myself cue cards one might give a child because I learned how to write cue cards while I was a child, and it's a pretty good system that works for me – but, because my vision is good, I can write them small enough to palm discreetly. I would not want to be in a car driven by me.
None of these things render me unfit for governance, organising, leading people, or understanding laws. In fact, I dabble in all of these things and, where I'm practised, I'm not half-bad. (Not exceptional, mind, but mostly competent.) I can even give speeches that appear memorised, given a month to write and a week to rehearse.
I am not yet old, so nobody calls me senile. But if such attitudes are what I have to look forward to, even if I myself do not change at all, I think we should improve society somewhat.
> > Please, criticise him for the things he's actually done wrong
> Thats the thing. […]
Thanks! This looks like it's about politics, not ableist ageism. (No comment on the validity of your criticism.)