Or maybe child care centers and nursing homes could be colocated near public areas like parks and libraries. The old and the young are good for each other. And

Or maybe child care centers and nursing homes could be colocated near public areas like parks and libraries. The old and the young are good for each other. And maybe people should feel comfortable pursuing further education no matter how old they are. Although that's not what i had in mind when i mentioned education. Grades: Grades are the segregation. We are conditioned from a young age to accept social structures that discourage socialization between people of different age groups. Studies have shown that children learn better when they are in groups comprising a range of ages instead of just a single age. Most people have an aversion towards camaraderie and integration with people who are significantly younger or older for way too long. Children are only supposed to have a few adult authority figures in their life until college, and even then it's weird to be friends with someone older than a grad student. When does age discrimination end? Pretty sure the article highlights evidence that it doesn't end. Alternatives? Not hard to imagine. In other societies past and present (and hopefully future) people of all ages have ample opportunity to make strong social connections with people of other ages. Our social structures actively discourage cohesion between age cohorts.