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I'm Gen-X, not a Boomer. Suspect us too.

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Everyone deserves a standard ammount of respect.

Depending on their actions they will either earn more or loose what they have.

I will not respect a person more just because they have managed to stay alive for longer.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I learned that respecting your elders just gets you disrespected without consequence when I was young. Now I just give an acceptable amount unless given reason to stop.

[–] confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

I've personally never really bothered with respect after learning how authority figures and elders use respect as a tool to maintain what little authority, position or perceived power they have over others, such as myself.

Instead of giving them respect that they demand, I treat them with dignity. They aren't special because I treat everyone I meet with dignity. This gives people a chance to earn my respect through their actions and treatment to both themselves and other people.

I do not feel comfortable allowing respect to be abused in a way that makes me feel submissive to anyone else. Also from my perspective, those who demand respect, do not deserve any respect because they fail to treat anyone else with dignity.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 46 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 weeks ago

No one ever suspects the dog with the shifty eyes

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Reminds me of what a friend would tell me, "We gotta get rid of the "old wise person" stereotype, because some people accumulate stupidity with age, instead of wisdom"

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

"I'm a really fast learner. Unfortunately, everything I learn is wrong."

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

also .....

INSPECT
YOUR
ELDERS

Especially those dinosaurs in political office

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

Wait... dinosaurs like a mating pair of T-rex that somehow survived Chicxulub only to evolve into smaller versions of themselves, retaining the absurdly small hands and killin' fever.

That might explain something...

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago
[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago

Also gen-X. And very suspicious.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

At fifty three years old I support this. If I had suspected my elders earlier I wouldn't be out the equity from two houses.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Your elders are just as stupid, myopic and petty as you fear they might be. But then again, so are your peers.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

amog os user

[–] TransfemGhostface@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 weeks ago

SUS

In all seriousness, I agree with the message

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

as an middle elder that didn't recognize my racism, misogyny, et cetera because i am a socialist and read the right books and voted for the right people SUSPECT YOURSELF

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

If this were on a t-shirt I'd wear it.

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Based PSA of the "appeal to authority" logical fallacy!

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Only the good die young

[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Batman@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ooo! I was gonna mention that the general idea of that phrase came from the Boomer's parent's generation then realized it was a link, and there it is, at the bottom! I love looking into where phrases and sayings come from.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's the 1% vs the working class, not generation vs generation