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> You hear responses from younger generations like "Ok Boomer" to their elders' opinions and it is so cringe-worthy. The problem I see is that some elders feel

> You hear responses from younger generations like "Ok Boomer" to their elders' opinions and it is so cringe-worthy. The problem I see is that some elders feel that their personal opinions hold some kind of authoritative value over everyone else's in spite of their lack of substance or reasoning or connection with reality just because they were born further in the past. In fact, the term "OK boomer" originated in elders systematically dismissing and criticizing other people's opinions based on their age. Thus it's quite ironic how that meme is criticized for the very same regrettablr pattern of behavior it criticizes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_boomer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_boomer Being alive for longer doesn't correlate with wisdom or knowledge or insightfulness, and if you have a hard time presenting and defending your point of view with rational arguments and facts that you feel compelled to resort to absurd appeals to authority to force your views onto the world then your attitude itself is the problem.

dasil003 6y ago
Actually being alive for longer is necessary to achieve wisdom. The problem you are pointing out is that it’s not sufficient.
- rumanator 6y ago
  Wisdom is not a function of age. It's not a present you open on your birthday. You may get wiser as years go by, but that doesn't mean you get to be wiser than those around you. There are plenty of people who are wiser and more knowledgeable and insightful than those who were born earlier. There are also plenty of people that in spite of their age they attained very little wisdom to show for. The "ok boomer" meme originated in cases where this particular blend of people started to rant about younger people basing their attacks and criticisms exclusively on their age difference.
  - sqldba 6y ago
    There’s another word for elder “wisdom” - superstition. I question anything I’m told that doesn’t have proof attached, or singular experiences that are then extrapolated to cover an infinite future. This always comes up in the same places: - Piss poor processes - Refusal to apply updates - Unverifiable decisions that exist for years There’s a reason people say, “Ok boomer”.
    - pdimitar 6y ago
      There's good reasons alright. But as with everything humans adopt, it's also abused to oblivion in many situation where it doesn't even remotely apply.

dasil003 6y ago

Actually being alive for longer is necessary to achieve wisdom. The problem you are pointing out is that it’s not sufficient.

rumanator 6y ago
Wisdom is not a function of age. It's not a present you open on your birthday. You may get wiser as years go by, but that doesn't mean you get to be wiser than those around you. There are plenty of people who are wiser and more knowledgeable and insightful than those who were born earlier. There are also plenty of people that in spite of their age they attained very little wisdom to show for. The "ok boomer" meme originated in cases where this particular blend of people started to rant about younger people basing their attacks and criticisms exclusively on their age difference.
- sqldba 6y ago
  There’s another word for elder “wisdom” - superstition. I question anything I’m told that doesn’t have proof attached, or singular experiences that are then extrapolated to cover an infinite future. This always comes up in the same places: - Piss poor processes - Refusal to apply updates - Unverifiable decisions that exist for years There’s a reason people say, “Ok boomer”.
  - pdimitar 6y ago
    There's good reasons alright. But as with everything humans adopt, it's also abused to oblivion in many situation where it doesn't even remotely apply.