The only compulsory aspect about the exchange is that after the initial interaction there has to be one follow-up; there’s no commitment to become lifelong friends or to meet a set number of times a year. It’s all meant to progress naturally. To Silverglate, putting together people who have common interests is an effective way to get beyond the labels and stereotypes that generations have about each other. “The reality is, we are more similar than different,” he says. “We care about the same things: We care about providing for our families; we care about doing work that we are passionate about and interested in. So if you can erase the ‘Kids are crazy these days; they want everything on their own terms,’ and get to ‘Hey, these people are a lot more like us,’ then you will be able to deal with nuances and differences a lot better.”