LongevityArticle: "The New Longevity: Brazil's Gig Economy For Seniors"

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Article: "The New Longevity: Brazil's Gig Economy For Seniors"

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This is an interesting article in that it touches upon another aspect of longevity -- employment for seniors.  The founder of one of the networks mentioned in the article states the following of what he defines longevity to be (quoted from article):

"Cusano: What does “longevity” mean to you?
 Serapião: By longevity, I don’t mean extending the years of life, but getting the maximum value out of every stage of life, and successfully managing and planning the transitions between them.The old, three-stage definition of life—youth is the time to learn, adulthood the time to produce, old age the time to rest—made sense when human lives were only 50 years long and society ran on manual labor. But today, people are living longer, well into their 80s and 90s.  Someone who retires at 65, what are they supposed to do for the next 25 years? We haven’t expanded the stages of life, we just let the last one go on longer and longer. Longevity is a framework that makes no one irrelevant because of age. Your unique skill and strength as an older person create value for you and for others."


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