Comments on: Where have all the elders gone? http://villageblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/where-have-all-the-elders-gone/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:12:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: What’s happening to our men? « Villageblog http://villageblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/where-have-all-the-elders-gone/#comment-96 What’s happening to our men? « Villageblog Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:49:32 +0000 http://villageblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/where-have-all-the-elders-gone/#comment-96 [...] to our men? July 8th, 2007 I’ve often harangued my father’s generation for their poor performance as elders but aside from giving me the opportunity to pour out my own feelings on the matter it hasn’t ever [...] [...] to our men? July 8th, 2007 I’ve often harangued my father’s generation for their poor performance as elders but aside from giving me the opportunity to pour out my own feelings on the matter it hasn’t ever [...]

]]> By: villageblog http://villageblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/where-have-all-the-elders-gone/#comment-72 villageblog Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:46:37 +0000 http://villageblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/where-have-all-the-elders-gone/#comment-72 I was hoping someone would pick up that implication in that article. Thanks, Aaron. As someone who lucked out with two really incredible parents, I've nonetheless long been appalled that our generation simply has no elders worthy of our respect--you'll need to find it on the individual level, those exceptions like my own parents, because as a generation, they've never been interested in taking responsibility for themselves, and I doubt they're going to start now. They love to cite the proverb to "respect your elders," and love to forget that "elder" means more than just managing to go enough years without happening to die. Posted by: Jason Godesky | 11/01/2006 Yeah, I've had this stuff rattling around in my head for a while and your article was enough to motivate me into action, I didn't realise though, just how pissed I am the baby boomers until those rants started pouring out of me. Posted by: Aaron | 11/02/2006 I've found older people to be very communicative and interesting here in the City. Some of my most memorable conversations have been with old Taxi drivers. But, clearly, there's a lack of connection with a "taxi driver" that I'll see only once. I question how much anyone "young" does respect "elders" and just old people in general. Does a college person even respect his professors? There is a lot of anti-authoriatarianism influencing all of us. Not to mention, when I was in my 20's I remember thinking that older people just grew up in a world that was different. I didn't like older people. Now, in my 30s I am very open to talking to older folks. One thing I have been surprised by is how generally liberal older people are. Instead of encouraging blind patriotism, I get stories of how, within a half hour of Pearl Harbor, Japanese where being told to report to the Military. I don't know, the Boomers are different. I'm less impressed with their "worldliness" and wisdom for sure. Posted by: Jack Trace | 11/16/2006 I was hoping someone would pick up that implication in that article. Thanks, Aaron. As someone who lucked out with two really incredible parents, I’ve nonetheless long been appalled that our generation simply has no elders worthy of our respect–you’ll need to find it on the individual level, those exceptions like my own parents, because as a generation, they’ve never been interested in taking responsibility for themselves, and I doubt they’re going to start now. They love to cite the proverb to “respect your elders,” and love to forget that “elder” means more than just managing to go enough years without happening to die.

Posted by: Jason Godesky | 11/01/2006

Yeah, I’ve had this stuff rattling around in my head for a while and your article was enough to motivate me into action, I didn’t realise though, just how pissed I am the baby boomers until those rants started pouring out of me.

Posted by: Aaron | 11/02/2006

I’ve found older people to be very communicative and interesting here in the City. Some of my most memorable conversations have been with old Taxi drivers. But, clearly, there’s a lack of connection with a “taxi driver” that I’ll see only once.

I question how much anyone “young” does respect “elders” and just old people in general. Does a college person even respect his professors? There is a lot of anti-authoriatarianism influencing all of us. Not to mention, when I was in my 20’s I remember thinking that older people just grew up in a world that was different. I didn’t like older people. Now, in my 30s I am very open to talking to older folks.

One thing I have been surprised by is how generally liberal older people are. Instead of encouraging blind patriotism, I get stories of how, within a half hour of Pearl Harbor, Japanese where being told to report to the Military.

I don’t know, the Boomers are different. I’m less impressed with their “worldliness” and wisdom for sure.

Posted by: Jack Trace | 11/16/2006

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