Should older people be "forced" to change?

I think lots of people have changed their opinion of all ages have changed their minds on various issues over the years.

It might be due to education, life experiences, etc.

Of course some people just go along with it.

However there's a lot of people and they simply don't care with the neigbhours get up.

Yes, we should euthanise everybody who doesn’t agree with your views, particularly if they are older members of the community.

Like re-education camps or something?

What age are you yourself btw?

In the past "they" would never have started a discussion with We All Know That.

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Well I'm not too far behind you tbh.

From my own observation with really old folks at some stage the world has changed into such a sh1tshow from their viewpoint they dont even want to be around much longer. Could be just a character thing tho. I myself am still undecided but looking at recent years I can see how a case could be made either way.

I think younger people should be forced to change.....to be less irritating noisy...and generally less of a pain in the hole.....

This should all be cost neutral and funded through deductions from their first 5 years of employment and/or social welfare

But it will probably be gainful employment as this mass re-education of our precious youth to align more with the "be seen and not heard" end of the spectrum will make them much more attractive worker drones for prospective employers so really we are doing the annoying opinionated feckers a huge favour by getting them on the inevitable treadmill of life earlier....they all know its coming like a big old train filled with sewage inevitably bearing down on them and the harder they fight the worse the collision will be

They can then take their rebellion, dewey eyed optimisim, general naivety and irritating reliance on facts ,put it aside get with the program and make sure they are paying my **** pension!

Andy I get where your coming from, the world has changed alot in the last 20yrs and not for the better. Advances in technology great. Better standard of living great. But I miss old Ireland, no one has time anymore you cant just drop in unannounced for tea, you nearly need an appointment. Nowadays every second child has a disorder of some kind so there's not one family I know not affected by it, where did all these disorders come from and why is there no research for what has caused them or anyone campaigningfor these answers. Then theres the female/male crap, I don't care what you identify as I'll treat you with respect but stop shoving rainbow flags down my throat and overly flaunt/get sensitive if ur called something you used to be as its an easy mistake to make, im now getting lines at bottom of my work emails signed off as Ann known as she like wtf. As for older people I love sitting with Aunts and uncles listening to the old stories of what they got up to. Personally I think all this you can't say such & such is brutal, behind closed doors I'll say what i like and alot of the older generation just don't get it and why should they i still don't. If social media was gotten rid off life would be so much better and all these youngsters would actually go get a life instead of living online.

I think this country is marvelous the way it has gone from being insular and very much church dominated to a modern very progressive country.

I dislike the racism, the hate for migrants, although it seems to be rare here it reminds me too much of the eejits I escaped from across the water.

My attitude there will never change, I dislike the human race equally and don't favour people with any extra hate because they are from somewhere I have not spent much time in.

The other thing I dislike and will not change at all is my attitude to liars. Not so much here as far as I am aware but Trump and the bunch in government across the water use lies and hate routinely to gain and keep power.

I have no time for liars no matter who they are. I wasn't even going to go to my mothers funeral because of the Santa Claus con, but the moaning from my sister was ridiculous! :-)

So, lies and racism seem to be acceptable in the modern world. Not with me and I am not going to change ever!

Anyway don't consider me an obstacle, change nothing, I couldn't care less. I have no intention of striking up a same sex relationship and frankly don't feel overly comfortable with the idea, but there again I know no couples anyway, things might be different if I met some socially.

The only other gripe about modern times is the drugs, We only had booze and ciggies. I will not change my aversion and indeed now consider tobacco pushers the same as drug dealers because I know the damage it causes.

So get on with it! Do whatever you want.

I do miss those baking powder driven plastic submarines that they used to give away in cornflakes though. H&S gone mad :-(

There lies the problem with the modern age. People hunt out information and news that agrees with their own views.

Sadly the more right wing seem to exploit this in the West and I would assume elsewhere also.

To communicate an idea generally decades back meant writing a book or being interviewed in the media.

Even an amateur wireless licence didn't allow general broadcasts, each and every member of the group had to be recorded in each others log.

Now rubbish can be broadcast as truth and the rubbish can have a following that eclipses the professionals communications on the subject. Covid was a classic example.

That is something that is a major detriment to society and I think it's too late and too difficult to address the problem.

You're harking back to a time that was utterly disgusting for alot of people.

Whats wrong with making the 2 second effort of sending a text or making a call and asking if someone is free? Where have rainbow flags been shoved down your neck and has anyone ever actually annoyed with you when you innocently used a term they dont identify with? Or are you seeing sh*t in social media and taking it as gospel.

When someone says you 'cant say that anymore', listen, its usually because whats been said is ignorant, out dated and offensive. If someone being able to be themselves and express what they want is irritating you then you are the one whos privilege is hurting not theirs.

I'm more concerned about getting to the kind of age where I can't still recall my formative opinions. It's getting closer and closer every day. Then every day will really be a school day.