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Aug 2020
19m 35s

53: The Tragedy of Age Segregation

JOSEPH
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Age Segregation

Kids go to school, spend all day with other kids their age

People are encouraged to retire, leaving the workforce for people in working age

Older people spend their time in retirement homes

The normal thing is for the grandparents to help teach the kids

Grandparents teach what is most important, morals, how to live a good life

Parents teach more practical things, how to make a living, how to organize your life etc

Why the change?

Perhaps because things are changing so much that many people look at their parents and grandparents as uninformed because they don’t know the latest tech.

Schools and the push for retirement are big factors

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