Why fight so hard to stay young

There’s an old saying that ‘old is gold’ but is everything that glitters gold? Looking at the rate at which most people are fighting hard to stay young, I would say no. My answer is supported by analysis over the years of the things and values which are attributed to being “old”. Old age goes hand in hand with values such as, “no fun”, “unfashionable”, “irritable” and “weak”.