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And the elder generation is always convinced that the young generation is degenerate, incompetent, and destined for ruin.
by rectang 9mo ago
And the elder generation is always convinced that the young generation is degenerate, incompetent, and destined for ruin.
- 1over137 9mo agoYup! And the cycle continues.
- vehemenz 9mo agoAnd yet, sometimes the criticism is warranted, and sometimes it's not. That's why it's good not to overgeneralize about patterns.
- rectang 9mo agoI think that’s unnecessary waffling. Of course there are exceptions, but the prejudiced negative views that the old and the young hold of each are generally wrong. For example, the constantly recurring critique that the music of the young is not about musicality[1] is always wrong. It's as wrong today as it was about Elvis. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45637667#45639674 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45637667#45639674