"Contrary to what we thought, something positive is happening in these ageist communities that is helping them live longer, healthier lives." ...huh? This see

"Contrary to what we thought, something positive is happening in these ageist communities that is helping them live longer, healthier lives." ...huh? This seems to ignore the fairly obvious alternative, that the presence of more old people (due to people living longer) causes there to be more negative attitudes towards being old. Or, to put the same thing more positively, where old people are more rare, they are valued more.