I like to think my social sphere is comprised of people of all ages. I spend alot of time with people my age, but i also have a lot of friends at home who are 2 or 3 years younger than me. Its nice to hang out with them and hear all about their lives and what they are doing because they are still in high school. I also like hanging out with my mom's friends because its interesting to hear about people's lives that are in a different generation than you.
I really don't know why our society is segregated based on age. I think because everyone is always stereotyped based on their age, our society segregated everyone based on age because of that. I feel like young and middle adults are really privileged in our society because they are at the time in their life when they have the most experience for a job and are also willing and able to work late hours. Whereas a person fresh out of college doesn't have a lot of work experience, so its harder for them to find a job. Also elder people are stereotyped as being slower so i feel like they may be less likely to be "privileged" in the job world. All people are the same so i really don't think adults of a certain age should be more privileged then others.
I think that everyone should be treated equal and that people of all ages should have a fair chance at many opportunities. People shouldn't be segregated based on age. Actually people shouldn't be segregated at all. I thin the media should also stop portraying old people as senial and unable to function like younger people on a daily basis in movies and shows. I fell because of this people actually treat elder people like this and that why there have been so many problems with less respect for elders. We really need to take the saying of "respect your elders" seriously.
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