Bah, you can level that kind of critique at any writing. To Kill a Mockingbird? Just a lot of words for saying racism is bad. Lors of the Flies? Just a lot

Bah, you can level that kind of critique at any writing. To Kill a Mockingbird? Just a lot of words for saying racism is bad. Lors of the Flies? Just a lot of words for saying people suck. The piece is about illuminating misconceptions about old age by illustrating them and then refuting them, while simultaneously examining why these stereotypes exist and are harmful. Which is a lot of words for saying there's more to it than your pithy summation.