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Why generational wisdom feels rejected

My daughter rolls her eyes when I tell stories about how things used to be and I can see her thinking I'm just another old person stuck in the past but I'm trying to give her something and she doesn't want it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The natural flow of time creates friction when elders feel their lived experience has no place in an accelerating world.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Historical consciousness and temporal depth?”

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