{"text":"Whenever I hear people clucking about the decline of civilization, what's wrong with young people, how vulgar popular culture is, how confusing and frightening they find the internet, alarms go off. I know I'm around somebody whose hinges are rusting. Death will be bad enough, but for me, this early harbinger is more fearsome, because a part of one's spirit and openness and ability to learn and grow disappears.","author":"Jon Katz","tags":["aging","culture","intellectual-curiosity","open-mindedness"],"id":3864,"author_id":"Jon+Katz"}