Abstract
We’ve been socialized to think that aging is bad—so bad even that we strive to deny that it happens. A whole industry promotes the idea that “old” is not as good as “young,” which motivates the sale of anti-aging products. Dominating geron tology and public health since the 1980s is a “successful,” “healthy,” and “active” aging model that seems upbeat and positive on the face of it. It suggests that if we eat right, stay fit, choose well, and have a good attitude, we can craft youthful, ageless aging. Such prescriptions for how not to age may at first