Fie On You, AARP!

 You, AARP Bulletin of November/ December  2025, have betrayed my trust with  your cover article, "How Older Americans Embrace The Joys Of Living Alone." 

 Foremost, you use the term "solo ager" as if it were accepted terminology instead of something reminescent of a bad Star Wars sequel. Your Cover Story, by Sari Harrar, is titled "Living Solo," 6 full pages of "How older Americans are embracing independence and redefining what it means to age alone." 

Citing a study from sociology professor Elana Portacolone, author of groundbreaking research about the limited knowledge concerning the issues facing these solo agers, and even of the existence of those living alone, AARP takes it upon itself to answer the question of who today's solo agers are.

 To find this answer, AARP interviewed "dozens of solo agers and the experts now studying and assisting them."  That's right---DOZENS!  Old people and those trying to figure them out. But don't fret that this might not be an adequate sample, because the article states AARP also surveyed 503 solo agers from across the U.S. about their feelings and experiences, without explaining how the information from this survey was collected. 

 From these interviews and that survey, the AARP article reveals five, that's right, exactly FIVE, insights into the lives of this growing group.  I'll let  readers draw their  own conclusions, will lend you my copy if needed. 

  Of course, we who fall into the class of solo agers don't have to subscribe to AARP Bulletins, are not forced to read the articles, but are also free to cast aspersions on what is presented as factual and helpful, but reeks of false premises and assumptions. Solo agers, unite.