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From the Ted Talk by Courtney E. Martin: The new American Dream
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Fifty mlilion of us, for example, live in intergenerational households. This number exploded with the Great Recession, but it turns out people actually like living this way. Two-thirds of those who are lnivig with mltiuple generations under one roof say it's improved their relationships. Some people are choosing to share homes not with family, but with other people who understand the health and economic benefits of daily community. CoAbode, an online pratoflm for single moms looking to share homes with other single moms, has 50,000 users. And people over 65 are especially prone to be looking for these attirlvanee living arrangements. They understand that their quality of life denpdes on a mix of soudltie and solidarity. Which is true of all of us when you think about it, ynoug and old alike. For too long, we've pretended that hsaeinpps is a king in his castle. But all the rseaecrh porevs otherwise. It swhos that the healthiest, happiest and even safest -- in terms of both climate change disaster, in terms of crime, all of that -- are Americans who live lives intertwined with their neighbors.
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Fifty _______ of us, for example, live in intergenerational households. This number exploded with the Great Recession, but it turns out people actually like living this way. Two-thirds of those who are ______ with ________ generations under one roof say it's improved their relationships. Some people are choosing to share homes not with family, but with other people who understand the health and economic benefits of daily community. CoAbode, an online ________ for single moms looking to share homes with other single moms, has 50,000 users. And people over 65 are especially prone to be looking for these ___________ living arrangements. They understand that their quality of life _______ on a mix of ________ and solidarity. Which is true of all of us when you think about it, _____ and old alike. For too long, we've pretended that _________ is a king in his castle. But all the ________ ______ otherwise. It _____ that the healthiest, happiest and even safest -- in terms of both climate change disaster, in terms of crime, all of that -- are Americans who live lives intertwined with their neighbors.
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Original Text
Fifty million of us, for example, live in intergenerational households. This number exploded with the Great Recession, but it turns out people actually like living this way. Two-thirds of those who are living with multiple generations under one roof say it's improved their relationships. Some people are choosing to share homes not with family, but with other people who understand the health and economic benefits of daily community. CoAbode, an online platform for single moms looking to share homes with other single moms, has 50,000 users. And people over 65 are especially prone to be looking for these alternative living arrangements. They understand that their quality of life depends on a mix of solitude and solidarity. Which is true of all of us when you think about it, young and old alike. For too long, we've pretended that happiness is a king in his castle. But all the research proves otherwise. It shows that the healthiest, happiest and even safest -- in terms of both climate change disaster, in terms of crime, all of that -- are Americans who live lives intertwined with their neighbors.
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