#older generations

[septembergold]

[tani-b-art]

Abbott Elementary of course is about students and school, teachers and principals, and parents and programs and superintendents and all that happens in the world of public education but it also shows the dynamics of different generations working under one roof for a common cause. In whatever setting (corporate is mainly what I’m on topic with).

They’ve been showing how hard it’s been for Barbara to adjust to any changes. And that happens with a lot of older people who have both longevity (tenure) and are older in age.

There’s a lot of resistance to adapt to newness out of fear. And that’s understandable.

It takes malleability from everyone. The younger generation has to be supportive to their elders but also they have to know when the time comes to stand up for themselves and what they know works despite the risk of not getting immediate support from the elders themselves. This is what Janine did. It was all out of respect too.

And it also takes the elders to know when to release the stubbornness and fear of change that comes. Especially when the younger folk are willing to be overly supportive to help the elders in coming into the change of newness.

I’m glad this recent episode showed Barbara’s support for Janine because it’s so important to have that from our elders.

[funbearer]

[love-and-books320]

older generations will be like: I hate cancel culture and social media being involved in politics. I miss the good old fashioned days when if we didn't like a president, we asassinated him.

[intelligentliving]

Environmental Changes Are More Likely To Go Unnoticed By Young People

In a new study, researchers found that older people are more likely to notice environmental changes, such as vanishing biodiversity than younger generations. If older people don’t consult younger generations about what should be considered ‘normal,’ then it could mean that irreversible environmental changes could go unnoticed. Researchers used large-scale...

[fading-sunset-lillies]

I'm so irritated by our older generations. Not people born in the 80s or later. Those peoples parents. The older people who grew up with cheap education and an affordable housing market. The people who could have one income and survive, with two they were very comfortable. These people have no fucking clue what it's like trying to get on your feet now. All they say is we are "entitled."

So sure, I'm entitled.

I'm entitled to a job that pays a living wage.

I'm entitled to a place to live that isn't %50+ of my income to live there (including utilities.)

I'm entitled to a student loan that isn't tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars AND an affordable interest payment.

I'm entitled to affordable health care.

I'm entitled to affordable medications.

I'm entitled to be able to have fun once in a while, even though it costs money.

I'm entitled to be able to afford healthy food.

I'm entitled to clean air and water.

I'm entitled to point out when older people are being fuck twats and not be called a whining entitled child because THEY don't want to accept that they are a problem too.

Like what the actual fuck is wrong with our older generations?

They are the ones that pounded it into our heads that we HAVE TO go to collage.

We HAVE TO have a family.

We HAVE TO work really hard to make ends meet, and if we aren't able to make ends meet, we aren't working hard enough.

Absolutely NO ONE should be working 40+ hours a week and struggle to make ends meet, no matter what job they are working.

That's not entitlement. That's wanting to be able to live without anxiety of "what if?" What if I get sick and can't work? What if I get in a car accident and my car needs work or I need a new one? What if I loose my apartment? What if I can't afford food this week? What if my power gets shut off? What if I have to take on a third job because I can't afford to live?

What the actual fuck?

[ceilam]

Older people have criticized Millennials narcissistic referring to us as 'the me generation', we're the people who started this selfie craze, we're obsessed with ourselves. Okay, we like social media and so do you, grandma! Also Millennials have been called snowflakes, Gen Zs and Millennials have been criticized for being too sensitive, caring too much about being 'peacy' and using trigger warnings or wanting safe spaces available to people who need it; or the fact that a lot of us are more open about our mental health struggles and willing to go to therapy and talk about therapy than past generations have been. Yes, we love our phones and memes but we're also really caring and compassionate people and we care about this planet and we're thinking of things in a global context, thinking about everyone and I actually think that were not narcissistic were not selfish, we're not thinking about ourselves because if we were we wouldn't give a **** about climate change, these other social issues or anything we have been presented with this terrifying world, and instead of succumbing to hopelessness we're doing what we can to bite back; we're trying to change the world, we're trying to fix these problems.

Tiffany Ferg: Too Young for Millennials, Too Old for Gen Z. Youtube, 10.09.2019, acc. 21.09.2019, 23:34.