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There is real thing happening. But the dissatisfaction from that thing happening is what's the criticism is all about. And those are two separate things. Things changing might be real or not. But the dissatisfaction of older generation is constant for thousands of years.


>But the dissatisfaction from that thing happening is what's the criticism is all about.

The argument seems to imply that the dissatisfaction would be there regardless of the circumstances. But the point I'm making is that the dissatisfaction can be understood as meaningful and not as just a generalized disposition that's a natural consequence of getting old.

And whether or not I'm right on that, the devil is in the details there, and it's going to depend on a case-by-case basis. But it won't do just to say well the older generation is going to complain no matter what, because that doesn't credit them with the possibility of complaining for a legitimate reason.


> But the dissatisfaction of older generation is constant for thousands of years.

And there is no dissatisfaction of the younger generation? There is no, this is the old way let's do it differently because we are more clever by the young generation?


There is. But it's the other side of this interdenominational coin. Basically both generations in conflict think the other is stupid.




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