[larrytown]

One remedy is the old family structure where elderly family members live with kids and grandkids, and ideally the grandkids do not leave town for college or work and never come back.

This! This is called 'purpose', and it's part of the core functions of humanity.

The 'friendships' that this article discusses aren't supposed to provide that level of purpose and meaning - they're rare if they do.

[Chickensoup]

This! This is called ‘purpose’, and it’s part of the core functions of humanity.

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This is the obligation he talks about but he denigrates it