Although the sense that we perceive time as accelerating as we age is very common, it is hard to show that this has any negative aspect on human evolution. On the contrary, it is very likely a beneficial aspect of aging. Our learning curves were far steeper in our younger years (when society forced us, all of us, to learn more and quicker) and our emotions were more vivid in our younger years (when society expected us to reproduce). There were more achievements per year, forced and unforced, in our younger years – more of something to remember. And the abundance of those memories makes our older years emptier, shorter.

In our younger years, very few among us contributed some unforced achievements to the society. Even fewer continue to do so at advanced age – they stay as the engine of our civilization – which combined with seniority gives them prolonged high social ranking. Good for them, good for the society, but danger comes from other seniors who aspire at these high rankings based only on the list of achievements in their younger years. Achievements from slow, non-accelerated times.