Why do older generations complain about young people while also raising them?

Posted by Ok-Pause-3193@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 14 comments

Serious question. If every generation says the next one is lazy, addicted, entitled, etc., doesn’t that partly reflect the society they created?

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andrew0256@reddit

All people moan about everyone and everything. They always have and always will. It's why expressions such as F**k Off were invented.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

To what extent do you feel you're creating society now - how much intent and control do you have on how people behave?

It's about the same for every generation if you're not part of the governing class.

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Moreghostthanperson@reddit

They don’t moan about their children/grandchildren. It’s everyone else’s who is the problem, obviously.

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Any-Seaworthiness531@reddit

Always someone else… whether it’s another persons kids or little Ahmed in a different county

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iffyClyro@reddit

Not necessarily.

By adolescence most young people are more heavily influenced by their peers than they are their parents.

There’s also a very good chance people don’t mean their own specific children when they moan about one generation or another they mean that generation in general.

To be honest I society is far less respectful and considerate but that’s a reflection on everyone not just young people.

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Any-Seaworthiness531@reddit

Ye, it’s always someone else’s fault

That’s largely the problem

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Any-Seaworthiness531@reddit

It’s something I always find funny… boomers crying about the youth being woke snowflakes whilst not acknowledging that it’s their generation that raised them.

I think it’s a combo of a few things :

They repeat whatever Murdoch tells them without thinking through what they’re being told.

They’re the most spoilt generation that have never had to take responsibility for their own actions.

They moan constantly

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WelshBen@reddit

You'll find that younger people moan about older people too. Some people are just moany and age doesn't discriminate too much in that regard.

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Ok-Pause-3193@reddit (OP)

Right now there's discussion about GenZ vs Millennials in job markets and the GenZ seems to have no issue. It's the older folk who keeps complaining, so it's not about both being moany.

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And I think something has gone wrong, but I'm not sure when. We have parents who merely "caretake" their kids, rather than actively parent them, and we are seeing the results of this into the second, maybe third generation. It's not a class thing either. Little Jocasta and Simeon are equally likely to be neglected in this way, but people don't notice because they have nice clothes and go abroad for holidays.

We somehow magically expect kids to grow up to be compassionate and empathetic, kind, moral, and community-focused, when less and less often they learn this from parents and community.

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LunarSymphonist@reddit

I presume they think, like every older generation since the dawn of civilisation, that "the youth these days" have decided that "they just don't want to listen" and they make horrible decisions influenced by the music, films, video games,etc., they're saturated with. It's almost never a matter of seeing their offspring as a consequence of the raising. And to be fair, we do have agency. We also have habits from childhood. I think people just like to moan.

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