Mentally, I'm a 40-something bum: as scummy as it gets.
I don't see why the writer used "it" instead of "I".
Mentally, I'm a 40-something bum: as scummy as I gets
Can "it" denote a person except a baby (a neutral gender)?
anonymous as scummy as it gets. It refers to the lifestyle, quality or characteristic of being a ***, not the person himself.
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