Comment by strbean
20 hours ago
> Retirees have been doing this for as long as humans have owned property.
Absolutely not. Extended families lived under the same roof for most of human history. This is a Nuclear Family problem, which only emerged in the 20th century.
The poor widow living alone is in many stories from old. If there is land to inheirit then someone will but otherwise it isn't assured
In many stories, sure. The norm? No.
Most people who survived to old age had kids, and those kids lived with them and also had kids. Most households were multigenerational.