As families have become more diverse over the last half century, the tolerance needed to adapt to the new family structures has carried over into society for a new age of tolerance and acceptance of others. Social services and psychotherapies have been a leading force in helping all to accept and respect others within the family and without. Family therapy is not seen as treatment for a disorder but a way to increase communication. The Information Age continues and has contributed to increased communication and knowledge, but it is undergoing changes that are leading us into the dawn of the Age of Harmony. Families have evolved to encompass many different forms.
Some extended families live together while others are spread across the country.
Communication and travel technologies, such as virtual visitation phones and bullet trains, help these families keep close when the physical distance is far. Family members take more responsibility for activiejos, in part because they are still able to function actively in society and family lives and in part because of the increased harmony between family members. The collective family investment to help support retired activiejos has added more investment in the stock market contributing to further gains after the depression-epidemic years and crash of 2018. Travel has increased as an extended family activity for some. Many other extended families are moving together into areas with more access to clean water resources.