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Georgiana Brummell @dandylover1@someplace.social · Jul 17, 2026
I am forty-two and adore seniors, particularly those in their sixties and older. I am also an AARP member and intend to start taking their classes, both for knowledge and life improvement. But I'd like to find something a bit more informal where I can meet people who share my various interests (mentioned in my profile). A few years ago, I tried calling my local senior center several times about joining as a volunteer, but they never answered their phone. Today, I found a site called seniorplanet.org. Apparently, they have classes and an online community with groups for various interests. But they say they're for people sixty and older, and while they do accept fifty and older in certain circumstances, I doubt they'd allow me to join. I also found Well Connected, frontporch, wisefriends, and the Virtual Senior Center. The first three seem restricted to those over fifty, though they might possibly take volunteers. The third accepts home-bound individuals. I am totally blind, and though I technically have no medical mobility issues i.e. trouble walking, etc. I pretty much do stay home most of the time and obviously can't drive, so maybe, that's an option I should research. I'm sure I could join at least some of these places and simply not mention my age, but I'm not interested in lying or breaking any rules. Does anyone know of any sites I can join that are geared toward seniors but don't mind the occasional younger person joining? Extra points if it's an age gap dating site, but casual discussion and/or friendship sites are fine. I am also a member of the ACB, and I heard there are many older people there, so I might be able to make some friends at various casual meetings and activities, many of which interest me. But I wanted to extend my reach beyond just the blind community. #AARP #ACB #ageGap #aging #blind #chat #classes #dating #elderly #friends #friendship #forums #groups #hobbies #intergenerational #interests #offline #online #meetings #NewJersey #NewYork#seniors
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Ms. Que Banh @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jul 09, 2026
This documentary is about how elderly poor people in Japan are stealing for survival. These elderly people stated they are fed & that unlike in public - they are not judged as lesser than but treated more like equals, in prison. Unreported World is from Japan where prisons are becoming retirement homes for a growing number of elderly convicts. Krishnan Guru-Murthy investigates why a geriatric crime wave is gripping the country. As traditional multi-generational families break down, millions of elderly Japanese people are being left in isolation and poverty. With pensions failing to cover the rising cost of living, many are turning to petty theft to survive. As a result, Japan has seen a surge in elderly crime - one in four people arrested here are over 60. Guru-Murthy spends a day on the front line of this social crisis, joining Yu Itoh, a self-styled "G-man”, specialising in catching shoplifters. At a supermarket in Tokyo the store detective explains that up to 70 percent of those he catches are over 65, usually stealing everyday essentials. For some, like 94-year-old Fukuda, the desperation is so great they’ve committed serious crimes just to return to the warmth and security of a cell. But some elderly people are making novel uses of their age, selling their experience to young clients wanting an “instant grandma” to guide them in a modern Japan, where all generations are increasingly living alone. The government is now introducing rehabilitation programmes to give prisoners skills that will help them cope with life on the outside. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Jbk49tCr8 #AsianMastodon #Japan #Elderly #StealingForSurvival #Geriatrics #SocialIssues #ElderlyIsolation
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