Why Do Older People Always Complain About Young People?

Today, we come across people from different groups in street interviews, which have been very popular recently. In these interviews, which mostly include questions about the state of the country and the world, it is sometimes said that the elderly people “youth does not like work”, “I have no hope for the youth of the time” or “our time it was betterWe see him making sentences like “.

Not only in street interviews, but also in everyday life. chat We see that this situation occupies a large place even in the issues. In other words, it is an indisputable fact that one generation blames the next in many respects. In this content, we explain the reasons for this situation and blame the elderly. of the younger generation how ahead become them we will look.

Those who score higher than others on simple IQ tests are more likely to complain about teenagers. But, interestingly, those whose scores are not that high do not complain much about the situation. So the problem is is it really generation aware?

This contradiction, Psychologist by John Protzko It comes from a study he carried out in 2019. In this study, in which 3,458 adults participated through online surveys, it was found that people with a dominant character of “young people of this time compared to the past very disrespectfulIt was seen that he was more inclined to say ”. The same goes for the habit of reading books.

After this situation, those who took the test did not know their test scores. showing low Some people gave wrong feedback. This time, these people are against the young people. softer appeared to be. Some even admitted that the youth of the time were better than in the past.

Of course, these are not sufficient information on their own. Because young people who get low scores in the tests continuing to accuse people still existed. We can summarize this briefly as ‘we tend to judge those who lag behind in areas where we excel’.

Older individuals can look back and see the ideal world there. If young people forget the past by making plans for the future, this creates a conflict.

As in the previous case, a psychological fallacy we can say. Past and present have different advantages and disadvantages. But when it comes to remembering the past for the elderly, it is quite being biased is seen.

For instance from the 80s often mentioned just fine things are explained. Neighborhood culture, respect, decency, fun high school memories, real socialization and more come back as they are told. But at that time, there was little talk of incurable diseases, economic depressions, and the pathetic state of equality between men and women. we don’t see.

But looking at the present, at the time incurable diseases, unethical marriages, and the development process in cities seem to be better and somehow getting better.

Because each generation builds on the previous one. If the youth were counting where they were, as it is said, the whole world would have been plunged into disaster long ago:

Here we close our eyes and ears blindly Do not think that we are defending the new generation. Some problems such as gender equality and racism existed in the past and still exist today. Unfortunately It looks like it will continue to exist for a long time. However, we do not include them in our subject because they are out of the conflict between generations.

Another reason is the high expectation on young people: You can’t earn money from where you sit (!)

of young people software or foreign language It is unquestionable that learning will benefit them. But because they have difficulty in doing these, generalize them and leave them out of your own generation. below Seeing is again a psychological fallacy.

Let’s say you are a software developer who is very good in his field. When you see that others have difficulty in getting to the position you are, you will find the effort you put into getting to that position. you don’t see possible. So the difficult roads you pass are in your eyes at once. simplifies or you don’t matter even. After that, you can see them below yourself by taking them into a group, as the others couldn’t.

Today, this is generally study principle is discussed. Because the old people do not have the habit of working and from their seat He complains that he wants to generate income. Young people, on the other hand, see this as a newly opened door, and as we have seen with the pandemic, it is possible to work efficiently for most jobs while staying at home.

The reason for this is the differentiation of the working understanding between the two generations, since the internet did not allow this way of working in the past. So what will happen when today’s young people grow up:

Unfortunately continuing for thousands of years This cycle will never stop. Even in ancient Greece, the incompetence of the youth was complained about. This continues today. Probably reading this article young people will also complain about the next generation in their old age.

a little of you your brother and the way he plays with his friends, the way he teaches at his school, the thoughts in his head, and other things that depend on it already. if it feels weirdIt is useful to review this situation, which is due to the fact that it is different from what you are used to.

how many of us our grandfather’s grandfather’s name we know? They were also said about the next generation, perhaps at the time. But when you look at it now, very few people remember their names. From this point of view, perhaps this is what frightens the elderly. is the fear of being forgotten.

Likewise, the fact that they will entrust the world entrusted to them to the next generation when the time comes may be one of the reasons for this situation. Because in this case, as much as themselves against this generation that they think is not good”if we are not they can’t‘ thought prevails. When this is resisted, the stamp of ungrateful is imprinted.

As a result, it should be seen as a general problem of humanity rather than generalizing it to generations. Because if the problem was limited to generations, all the old people would complain about the situation and this would continue from generation to generation without exception. The best thing you can do to avoid this misconception is not to judge someone by their age, but to everyone else. to be objective.

resources: Medium, Vox, BBC