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Retirees tend to be pretty boring because they can’t actually risk too much right now. Their income is limited, their health is limited. Very likely they are on

• ben_w 4y ago
  On the other hand, old people are also famous for speaking their minds about things the modern world considered taboo — the trope of "racist granpa at Thanksgiving" was something I was aware of decades ago despite not being American and therefore not doing Thanksgiving (and not just because my British grandmother matched a similar pattern by using the word "Irish" as a synonym for "stupid" at a family dinner).
  • watwut 4y ago
    It is racist uncle tho - someone assumed to be in their 50ties max. And they are not risking anything, because they are saying stuff rest of family does not mind hearing much. If you oppose then, you will be blamed for starting a conflict. Which is why that trope exists, people are trying to figure out what to do in situation they are expected to shut up while they feel bad about own complacency.
• randomdata 4y ago
  What's really at risk beyond succumbing to the "social predator"? Say "strait laced" grandpa throws on grandma's frilly dress for the first time and goes for a stroll down the street. It doesn't cost anything and, for the sake of discussion, isn't anything he wouldn't otherwise do in his own clothing. The only risk is that his social contacts start to cut him out of their life for his actions (i.e. social predators).