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Going to let people rip this one apart but here goes. Age was valued back then so people attempted give the impression they were older than they really were. N
by strangattractor 3y ago
Going to let people rip this one apart but here goes.
Age was valued back then so people attempted give the impression they were older than they really were. Now the opposite is true. The younger and dumber you behave the more respected you are (think Kardashians). Being (or looking) old gives the impression you are behind the times. Synonymous with calling Google "The Google" or Facebook "The Facebook". BTW I do that now because at this point both The Google and The Facebook are rather dated so I find it appropriate.
- tmpz22 3y ago> The younger and dumber you behave the more respected you are I do believe we value youth more but I thinks it’s mostly about looks and to a lesser extent personality and future prospects. Who have like, mortgages and stuff. Young people can be more malleable to change and can be more effective adapting to institutional change compared to us more seasoned curmudgeons.
- jacquesm 3y agoThere definitely is some kind of 'cult of stupidity' where people are proud because they are clueless about stuff. This is one of those things that I'll never get.
- lusus_naturae 3y agoI am glad to say I've never came across anyone like that. But if I were to guess I think it has to do with diminishing someone else's curiosity or effort to know or care about something, as in "you're wasting your time/energy/resources etc. knowing anything". It may also just be information fatigue.
- asdff 3y agoI remember a dozen years ago seeing a Touch of Grey ad on TV. It advertised dying the top of your head and keeping the sides grey, so you'd simultaneously pick up the women with your jet black top half and command respect in the board room with the grey hair on your temples, or so the ad went. Imagine if that was your world view, like you were Patrick Bateman in mid life crisis.