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		mustardgreen on April 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mental speed is high until age sixty Thomas Hobbes was in his 60’s when he wrote Leviathan. I think about that a lot when I get discouraged.

usgroup on April 18, 2022 [–]

I think Immanuel Kant was around 60 when he wrote the Critique of Pure Reason. There are lots of examples of old people doing good stuff.

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