Curious to know if intentionally programming activities for certain sub-communities could be beneficial or harmful…

For example, in my bar, there is a weekly pool league, but I am always the oldest player by at least 20 years. There are plenty of men in my age cohort at this establishment, so I want to encourage to join with me in a new league aimed at 55 players.

In my current league, the youngsters are civil and welcoming, but don’t go out of their way to include me as anything more than a player. I don’t have a problem with that because we don’t have much in common, and I don’t want to intrude into their conversations. Sensing my discomfort, some make modest attempts to engage with me, but it always seems awkward- like they don’t want me to feel left out, but really don’t know what to do. So basically, there is nobody to talk to while waiting for my next shot or game and that kind of sucks. I would welcome robust intergenerational socializing, but that cannot be forced, nor should it.

The bottom line is that I need more than to simply have my presence tolerated. I want actual and natural, not forced, inclusion and engagement.

Do you support the idea of sub-groups segregated by age, IRL?