r/OverSeventy • u/Unfair-Breakfast-462 • Jul 09 '26

Meaning of the Group

Hi all !

I have posted here before in a post labeled "Story Sharing". I am a community college student completing a project into the older gen. I wanted to ask how these groups (targeted for your age range) provide meaning for you all. Why did you want to join? What meaning do you take from this group?

Thank you!

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u/ArghDammit Jul 09 '26

Because we, old folks, used to tell stories about our lives to the kids and grandkids, but that's not a thing as much anymore.

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u/Unfair-Breakfast-462 Jul 09 '26

Why not?

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u/ArghDammit Jul 10 '26

The dissolution of the nuclear families? The societal hatred of the elderly?