iirc it's a bit between, she wanted some flexibility in her schedule to pursue other projects while staying on DS9, Berman said "lolno get fucked"

She wanted less time on the series to do other things but Berman did allow it. So she was fired instead.

If I remember correctly she wanted a reduced schedule, to be a recurring character, but they (Rick?) said no.

The way Denise (who knows him better than we do) reacted imo suggests she too thinks he's making shit up (again). But sure, he'd just have to say "sorry, I seem to have misremembered this. In the future, I will try to check with others before I publicly post about distant memories."

No, this is a pretty tame level of lying for Rick Berman.

Not entirely. I remember there was a neurological study of nuns. The oldest ones were riddled with Alzheimer's, but they had a rich social life. Despite the diagnosis, they were still plenty sharp.

swingers and roustabouts

Better.

Realistically, at old age, your mental state is often tied to physical state. Politicians aren't really the types that go to gym. Well, there's that Schwarzenegger guy

disliking their politics doesn't excuse ageism nor ableism. the fact that y'all jump there so readily and none of the mods do anything is telling.