What’s really going on is that people younger than us are better informed about taking care of themselves. Just because we were conditioned to do all of those things doesn’t mean we ever should have been.

Also, and this is key, people are different. Some people experience anxiety in situations where others don’t. Some people have underlying issues that they have learned need to be looked after. It only makes the situation worse for them when they get called out for not doing it the same way you would have.

Could some of those people be taking advantage? Absolutely, but that is not a reason to call everyone who makes an effort to look after their wellbeing “entitled”. That job doesn’t give one fuck about them. Hopefully they know that and maybe you’ll figure that out at some point.

Don’t criticize people for looking out for their physical or mental health. It’s a bad look and certainly don’t make this a “back in my day” statement. I wish I had known then what many of the people younger than me know now.

I’d also prefer someone with some empathy to be the one taking care of me in my old age and not the guy complaining because people don’t want to work when they feel shit.