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you can argue whether they maybe should tone down the noise a little but the health benefits, both physical and social as well as even the capital benefits, fro
by Barrin92 5y ago
you can argue whether they maybe should tone down the noise a little but the health benefits, both physical and social as well as even the capital benefits, from the article:
"China is home to an estimated 100 million dancing grannies. Square dancing allows older women, many of whom live alone or with younger family members who they accompanied on a move to the cities, to socialise. They form strong bonds, often shopping or doing other activities, including group investments, together, the South China Morning Post reported"
are most likely very, very high and almost certainly underestimated. The kind of social security that comes out of having these kinds of relations well into old age probably saves society an incalculable amount of resources compared to the risk of social and financial isolation if these women could not meet.
Maybe find a way to make the grannies a little less militant but you would be straight up foolish to not encourage the elderly to socialize.
- dartharva 5y ago>the health benefits, both physical and social as well as even the capital benefits, are most likely very, very high and almost certainly underestimated. I'd argue it's you who's underestimating the social and capital damage those gangs of elderly people hogging public places can cause to the working population. It's apparent that had it been youngsters stirring up such racket in the name of "social benefits", they would have promptly been squashed. You can't just go and disturb and/or deny access to public places to other people just because you need to "socialize", it's just unfair.
- jjoonathan 5y agoYep. Sounds like they need noise level regulation and enforcement. The complaints I have heard have been very careful to separate the exercise, which is fine and good, from the excessive noise level during sleep time, which is not.
- zimbatm 5y ago> 100 million dancing grannies The article doesn't give a good sense of what proportion of that public is causing issues. Of course it's going to be easy to cherry-pick problematic behavior on that kind of sample size.
- pessimizer 5y ago> I'd argue it's you who's underestimating the social and capital damage those gangs of elderly people hogging public places can cause to the working population. I'd bet the damage is nearly impossible to underestimate.
- cyberpsybin 5y agoLoudspeaker early in the morning are an absolute nightmare. It makes lives of every resident living hell. Maybe if it happens next to your house, you'll realize
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