Yeah, but I feel the fact that culture shifts this fast is also a bit of a new thing. For most of the entire rest of human history, technology didn't change as

Yeah, but I feel the fact that culture shifts this fast is also a bit of a new thing. For most of the entire rest of human history, technology didn't change as much in a 10 year period, let alone in 1-3 generations. Hence elders were held in great regards in most societies, probably because their accumulated knowledge never became obsolete in their lifetimes.