Originally Posted by Pleasurepays

1) they reduce the chance of breaking a hip by getting up to turn off a light.
2) old people make less noise which reduces the chance of accidentally turning shit on and off all day and night
3) old people enjoy any chance to clap
4) clapping is good exercise for old people
5) making old people clap day and night is a nice way to induce a false sense of happiness and help them forget they are about to die.