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Someone once said, “the only thing worse than getting older was the alternative.” Getting older is inevitable but it does indeed beat the alternative. Being young is definitely better than getting old. There some advantages to getting older: you can finally eat dinner at four o’clock, your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off, and kidnappers are not very interested in you. Other that these, the advantages of youth far outweigh the advantages of aging. Young people have better mental abilities, physical abilities, and virtually no responsibilities. The mental abilities of youth are sometimes amazing. Young people can drive a car, listen to loud music and talk on a cell phone all at the same time without killing themselves or those around them. By comparison, I've noticed that after I turned forty, I am less and less able to stay in my lane while shifting my attention to other things on the side of the road. I used to be able to lo