Cause you listen to crappy music.

I have guys almost half my age working with me and we all get along fine. I still remember when I was real young but I had pretty cool parents and we did almost every thing with them.
I have no negativity towards anyone younger. In fact it makes less work for me!

Generalisations are almost always wrong. Neither are all older people negative and/or critical about the younger generations nor do all young people think they know better. I am a very old man myself (83) and am interested in the ways young people are thinking nowadays. I also have very dear friends among the younger generations. As usual all depends on the individuals involved. In my opinion both can learn from each other and there shouldn't be a feeling of superiority in either of them

A certain fraction (cause it's never everybody) experienced their periode of being X years old during a certain time and a certain place. And they consider this "the norm". When they look back, and see others being in the same periode of their own life that overlaps with the periode they already had and developed a "norm" for, and they see this new generation has moved away from the "norm"... then they run the risk of marginalising the new generations experience. It's not like theirs, so they don't understand it, so the new generation must be doing something wrong.

Ussually, people that look back, also only think of a certain number of experiences. Because recalling everything is a pretty hard thing to do for a human being. So "the norm" is ussually a verry subjective romantisation of what they actually experienced in their own time. Because memories fade, memories change and sometimes memories are just constructed. It's pretty hard for the youth to battle against romantic recollections of the past.

At least thats my idea... this has been going on for centuries. You find texts in ancient Rome of people looking back, and talking about the good old days.

Boy, what a sarcastic, critical attitude you've got there. Negative, as well. I've never seen that in public around here. We really can't pinpoint any particular generation. People will be people...period. Depends on their mood, but regardless, the older generations are like anyone, really. They react favorably when the younger ones show kindness, consideration, and respect.

I'm not bitter towards the younger Generation. However where I live young people don't take advantage of the opportunities they have. When it comes to education, sports etc.. you guys are giving things that we wish we had when we were younger. When I see it go to waste, it's a bit upsetting. Some maybe bitter because they see young kids doing and accomplishing things they could not when they were younger. Often I give the younger generation advice so they don't make the same mistakes I did. A message to you young ones. Live your life to the fullest while your young. Don't live in your comfort zone, because you'll regret it when you get older.

Remember this post of yours 20 ... 30 years from now. It's one of the keys to happiness. You're on to something.

Smart?

That's a rarity, lol

They’re less receptive to changes the older they get.

I'M SCREAMINGGGGGGG



Do you just go and post all our conversations on sw? 🤔🤨😂

They’re mad because they’re old

There are plenty of older people worthy of criticism too, I normally just ignore though.

with age comes wisdom/knowledge and experience...

you'll be the same way in 15+ years from now...

They've forgotten what it was like.

We old people have enough money and way less stress. Please keep working we need your money to fund our social security and Medicare...

You can't answer yes or no to a question that begins with "why", but I would hazard a guess that not ALL of the older generation are negative and critical. Those are simply the ones you remember.

I read a study once that says humans don't remember the good things, as a general rule. They remember bad or negative things and often can't forget them because that's a human survival mechanism which teaches us what things are unpleasant or which should be avoided.

Lol I’ve met so many older women who try to put me down and keep repeating the same shit that they’re real women and I’m not 😂 I’m like, “If real women are like you, I don’t wanna be one.”

i do not experience this...

It's just the ever moving conveyor belt of generations. We used to be the centre of the universe, then you were, then your kids will be, and so it goes on.

Basically the the older one gets the less control one has on their lives - they get less respect from the general public and feel that the world is out to cheat them sometimes. We can all feel that way once in a while.

I'm older but I don't think I see things in the way you put them, I don't think I'm bitter or hate anyone, I'm glad to hear that you must be in good health, I'm jealous of that part I guess lol 😂

In 20 years, your generation will be crapping all over your kids’ generation.

Bitter.

Dag nabbit - get of my lawn - damn kids - damn whippersnappers - go away

Nope. They have seen tons more than we have and their perspective is different. I know that when I'm elderly, I'll be like my dad was and dislike other cantankerous old people, too. Lol.

Old people are idiots.