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people aim to be financially
independent after retirement for a
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happier post-retirement life, and this
has resulted in a new perspective of
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viewing old age as the second stage
of life.” Many retirees are dreaming
and challenging themselves with a
second career and life, giving birth
to the word “active senior.” Elderly
▲The movie “Minari”(L) shows the fading life
▲“Korean Grandma”(L) and “Millanonna”(R)
of elderly and Novel “The Hundred-Year-
areseniorYouTubers.
YouTubers like “Korea Grandma,”
Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and
with 1.36 million subscribers,
Disappeared”(R)showstheactivelifeofold.
and “Millanonna,” with 820,000
subscribers are starting their life as creators, making videos about travel, recipes, and advice. There are diverse examples like a
seniormodel,barista,andculturalassetsexplainerfortheelderlywhoaremovingontothesecondstageoflife.
3.Commonality:WhattheElderlyNeed,BelongingsandUsefulness
3-1.Wheredo“I”Belong?TheFirstStep,Communication
Bothmoviesshowtheimportanceofcommunicationandthedifficultytofindaplacetoconnectwiththeelderly,throughthestory
of Ove and Ben regaining energy in life through communication. Ove, who rarely smiles throughout the movie, laughs and makes
jokes with Parvaneh in the latter part of the movie and even says what his father used to say, “This is what life is like,” which he
never had understood, driving with Parvaneh’s daughter and feeling the happiness of life. Similarly, Ben used to go to Starbucks
at a crowded time on purpose to talk and feel connected before he applied for the internship program. Working as an intern, he
communicateswithhiscolleaguesandJules’familyandregainsvigorfromwork.ThecommunicationrevivedmeaninginOveand
Ben’slives.
Therearemanystudiesthatconfirmthatseniors’communicationcorrelateswiththeirself-esteem,cognitiveability,anddementia
prevention. According to “The Effects of Digital Literacy and the Frequency of Contact with Children or Grandchildren via
Information and Communication Technology on the Cognitive Function of the Elderly,” a paper from the Korean Association
of Gerontology and Geriatrics, the higher the digital literacy,
the greater the cognitive function and contact frequency with
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grandchildren. The increase in contact via digital literacy played a big role in preserving old people?s cognitive ability. Lee Eun-
ju, a professor in the Division of Geriatrics at Asan Medical Center, mentioned in her interview with the Medical Observer that
“socialdecrepitude,”thoseelderlywhohavenoaccesstothesocialcommunityandhave
decreased communication with others, had quadruple the risk of depression and it was
highlyrelatedwiththeoldmansyndrome.
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Apartfromthisnecessity,itishardfortheelderlytomakeanewcommunityandsocial
relationships.“CitizenLifeQuality2020,”apaperaboutthealterationinlifequalityof
society, published by the National Statistics Office, shows that social isolation
was the
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highestinthoseabovesixty,and25.5percentofthemsaidtheyhavenoonetohelpwhen
they need someone to talk to. Kim said, “For the old, communication is about survival
and securing safety, not about relationships and ways to solve loneliness.” She also
claimedthatcommunicatingwithseniorstoassuretheirsafetyandsurvivalisnecessary.
*DigitalLiteracy:Theabilitytoovercomethedigitaldividethroughnewtechnologylikesmartphonesandcomputers
▲Ove and Ben feel happiness of life by
*Theoldmansyndrome:Amultifactorialphysicalconditionofoldpeoplewhohavelosthomeostasis,occurringwith
communicatingwithpeople.
obstaclesfromvariousorgans
*SocialIsolation:Havingnoonetohelpinastateofphysicalorpsychologicalcrisis
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