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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by whitepoplar on Monday February 06, 2017 @09:04AM (#13579471)
Related: physical space that welcomes the elderly. Loneliness/depression is a huge problem for older people. I think it would really boost wellbeing for these people to participate in something and to see other faces.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by jblumstein on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:39AM (#13580389)
Agreed. Interestingly, it seems McDonalds ends up being the physical space that plays this role for a lot of older folks, both in urban areas (Koreans in Queens, NYC) and rural areas (Chris Arnade has done a lot of interesting documenting of this phenomenon).
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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by tiger3 on Monday February 06, 2017 @12:23PM (#13581687)
See https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/nyregion/fighting-a-mcdon...
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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by conductr on Monday February 06, 2017 @02:45PM (#13583164)
From what I see, there are plenty of services for people who want to utilize them. Church is a popular one. So are community centers. And a plethora of social clubs. Or a cheap cafeteria. Getting elderly people out of their house and into social situations is the challenge. At some point, VR could have a real impact on this problem space.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by doubleplusgood on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:45AM (#13580453)
Not just the elderly.
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