I've seen this take a lot in communities like HN recently, and often alongside remarks about "realizing what's valuable as I grow older." Is this a genuine reco

I've seen this take a lot in communities like HN recently, and often alongside remarks about "realizing what's valuable as I grow older." Is this a genuine recognition of a bridge too far for technological mass adoption, or just the typical resistance to new technologies people often exhibit as they get older? I assume many of us grew up with parents skeptical about the utility of the personal computer, the internet, the smartphone, or whatever the latest technology was during our own childhood. Did those older folks really know what was better just because of their amount of experience? My perception is colored from remembering my own parents' grave concern about "kids being glued to screens all the time" but the instant knee-jerk skepticism to the metaverse from many seems to rhyme to me, like how folks couldn't wrap their heads around how Roblox was worth anything at IPO. It seems like every generation thinks the 'healthy' amount of computer is whatever they grew up with - a dedicated room at the office, a dedicated device in the house, a personal device with limited access, etc.