Just being active, especially socially, helps a lot after retirement compared to the traditional notion of living a passive lifestyle. I think there's joy in engaging with people that keeps a part of us alive!
Exactly! It's hard to live alone after the death of your life partner, or without family around, and these "community solutions" can help a lot! Sometimes, money isn't the main issue, but rather the feeling of being alone and forgotten... That hurts the most...
Yes yes! It makes one sink into a depressive state where everything is looked from that pov, no relevance or importance given to the happenings of life.