• @[email protected]
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    252 years ago

    Why don’t they introduce all those old people to each other so they can make new friends and have a person to interact with, instead of telling them to talk to a piece of plastic with blinking lights?

      • @[email protected]
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        2 years ago

        The Villages and their sky-high STD rate would beg to differ. (Edit: apparently that’s just an urban legend. Still, old people in The Villages are very social)

    • @[email protected]
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      32 years ago

      Maybe they can eventually connect the devices to their own FaceTime or call system, and folks could choose to interact with each other. I think that would be an awesome addition to it and a bit of a compromise to have both worlds.

    • Sibbo
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      32 years ago

      I think that when being old and degrading, it is not necessarily the most fun and practical to be around other people that are degrading as well. At that point, people require more of a carer than an equal friend

        • A Cat
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          72 years ago

          Sometimes people live in apartments or some other living arrangements that don’t allow for pets. Stop being a dumbass.

            • A Cat
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              32 years ago

              Because apartment’s don’t exist where you live? If your gonna be a smooth brain troll at least be entertaining.

              • nicman24
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                12 years ago

                Landlords cannot tell you what you can do within your rented apartment in EU. Like at all.

                • Chewy
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                  12 years ago

                  That’s wrong. At least in Germany landlords can forbid larger animals. But they can’t do anything about smaller animals like cats or similar sized dogs. Though there’re exceptions to this general rule.

  • Gormadt
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    112 years ago

    Call your senior relatives people

    Don’t just see them on the holidays

    Hell you see an old person out and about try to start a conversation, those conversations can have a real impact on their lives.

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      42 years ago

      Call your senior relatives

      Good advice. I don’t regret any of the time I spent with my Grandma. She was hysterically funny and would always stop what she was doing to chat. I could tell she really valued the time. She also taught me a ton of stuff about cooking, canning etc

      Regular interaction helps them avoid senility as well.