Video: How societies can grow old better

It’s no picnic to be an older person in a youth-oriented society. Older people can become isolated, low on funds and lacking meaningful work. In his TED talk, Jared Diamond looks at how different societies treat their elders — some better, some worse — and suggests how we could take advantage of this knowledge.

 

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