RE: Spring and winter's end by bashadow

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hive-174578 · @bashadow · Feb 28 '21

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As we age many people lose the circle of communication that they had, it shrinks, through deaths, and changes in life stages such as retirement. You no longer have as large a circle of people to communicate with on a daily basis. When you lose a spouse the circle really begins to shrink and constrict ones life a lot more especially if it was the spouse that had the majority of communication contacts.

One think that I feel is making a difference in older people's lives now is the internet. It used to be very common for spouses to die pretty close in time frame to each other. I think in the 80's if a person over 65 years old lost their spouse their life expectancy was six to twelve months. There is always those that are above and below the average.

With the internet and social media, people can find communication outlets easier then ever before. Those in the 60-75 year old group have the understanding of the internet, and have been for the most part using it for the last 25 years. There is no more relying on the aid of others to come to you or to take you to others when your mobility is not what it once was.

I don't know if spouse survival times are increasing, but to me it seems that way. Block chain is a good place to find people to stay engaged to communicate with others. Yes there are bad apples, but the trollish type behavior is not as prevalent on the block chain as it is in other types of social media, I think that is why there is a pretty active group of people over the age of 55 on Hive.

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@tarazkp · Feb 28 '21

This is a very interesting topic imo. I wonder if there are statistics somewhere on it. 

I know many people who have died close to each other in this way, and I suspect that my in-laws might go like this. But you are right, the internet has changed things in this regard as even if they don't actually connect with people, they can feel more connected as they are more actively consuming, rather than passively - especially for the older group. 

It would be a fascinating study.

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@bashadow · Mar 1 '21

Before retirement I drove everyday of the week, I would spend 4 or 5 days a week surrounded by co-workers, sometimes a lot sometimes not so many. Just prior to retirement I started to take notice of some of the people that retired a few years ahead of me. Some would sit at the coffee shop sipping coffee all day and just passing the time away, others would hit the bar, a few would *re-turn* to work to hang out. 

When i retired, I was done working, and meaningless conversations...well had no meaning anymore. It took several years for the driving habit to stop, I still have an itch between 1 and 2 pm to go somewhere to do something, because I was a shift worker for so long and that was the most frequent time I went to work.

I think there are a few things a study would show, those that retired and did nothing, (me). Those that retired and died of boredom, and those that retired in name only still working and doing things with people only not getting paid. Retired life is strange, and I think different for just about every individual.

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