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I fear that an entire generation of older Ageist nonsense. The older generation grew up in a time when they repaired things. The younger generation buy a new p
by gaius 9y ago
I fear that an entire generation of older
Ageist nonsense. The older generation grew up in a time when they repaired things. The younger generation buy a new phone or laptop every year and chuck the old one in landfill. The old generation made and repaired clothes, young people buy clothes made in sweatshops halfway around the world and wear them for one season then throw them in landfill. Older people ate food grown locally, young people love imported foods like soy and quinoa. Who are the REAL deniers? Look at actions not mere words.
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- ZeroGravitas 9y agoSurveys have shown fairly consistently over the years that (at least in the US) the denial of climate change is larger in the older cohorts. I'm not sure why those older generations would be so keen to repair their clothes but not their planet, my own theory would be decades of propaganda from the likes of Fox has divorced them from reality and therefore their own self-interest but maybe they just want to torch the world on their way out.
- gaius 9y agoSurveys have shown fairly consistently Oh yes, younger people will always SAY the right things, social media has taught them that, but then jet off on holiday, or buy the latest phone when their old one was perfectly good... Look at tangible actions, not virtue signalling and you will see the truth of what I say.
- jmcqk6 9y ago>Who are the REAL deniers? Look at actions not mere words. You're making a good point in a really poor way. Just because the older generation acts more responsibly when it comes to consumption does not change the fact that they are also denying climate change. Those are clearly unrelated. You're right that actions matter more than words, but that doesn't make your point true.