I think the value of elder wisdom is not problem specific, but rather problem-class specific. Older people repeatedly encounter various classes of problems thro

I think the value of elder wisdom is not problem specific, but rather problem-class specific. Older people repeatedly encounter various classes of problems throughout their life, and eventually they discern a generalised solution or pattern. It's like an elder programmer imparting architectural or software design patterns to a younger programmer. The elder programmer doesn't need to know the programming language the younger programmer is using; they only need to recognise that the problem the younger programmer is trying to solve belongs to a class of problems that they know a pattern for. True, younger people will always face unique problems in their life due to changes in society, but many important aspects of life and society, human nature for example, don't change much from one generation to the next. Elder wisdom from your direct genetic relatives (e.g. grandparents) is particularly useful, because they share personality traits with you and know from experience how those traits interact with certain classes of problems. I think tapping into this is simply a matter of younger people bringing their problems to their elders and asking for advice.