Many older people held the belief that isolation is good and community is for suckers. They move to the suburbs, completely go all-in on their family, and have zero friends.
It's unfortunate, but for a lot of people, their job is all they have.
It's not completely an age thing but it's heavily associated with age. Young people will also do things like move to the city and be poor just for the hell of it. Or backpack somewhere and be poor because why not. Or spend 2x on rent just to cut their commute by 15 minutes.
It's unfortunate, but for a lot of people, their job is all they have.