To think young people are getting worse with the ageism

[CurdinHenry]

Some teenage girls just tried to bully me in a shopping centre for having a "millennial walk".;

I appreciate this is mostly very silly (and honestly where did they get the mistaken belief that anyone cares about their opinion on what's cool... Ikik their desperate for approval mums and dads) but I can't imagine even the roughest girl in my year at school making fun of a similarly older woman for her age (who would now be in her mid 70s).

Makes me worry about the workplace in years to come. Perhaps I'd better get on with training up my menagerie of AI bots.

That is truly awful and I’m sorry you’re going through that. Your feelings are valid , of course. Would you say all young people all over the country are like that though?

I can understand fear/ weariness/ prudence, particularly in certain areas /circumstances.

What I’m talking about is them being despised on here. Young people apparently, as a class , are spineless, lazy, entitled, wimpy, whiney , weak little snowflakes(remember when that was aimed at millennials, but you know, we grew up). From teens (and sometimes preteens) to mid twenties. A whole generation. You can feel the sheer disgust at their very existence (especially if they have any issues).

Even OP, she met some dickheads , fair enough , but is now making a statement about “young people”.

Complaining about the "youth of today" is nothing new. I'm a boomer and I remember being berated regularly by the older generation just for the crime of existing.
The older generation who had been around in WW2 constantly complained about how good we had it compared to them. Very tiresome.
But at least we did have respect for our elders, mainly because we knew there would be consequences if we behaved like these 21st century horrors do ☺️

Believe me- a 15 y old wouldn't make any difference btw you and me; we're old. Which is fine. I'm sorry you felt dehumanised, that's an awful feeling. Maybe since I have teens at home I'm just used to being "old and uncool"- not in a nasty way- they like to tease and I exaggerate and also tease them back. It's harmless banter but they wouldn't dare to do this to anyone outside ofcourse. Maybe since I'm used to it that's why I wouldn't mind teens laughing at me- I would probably laugh with them.

“A "millennial walk" is a viral trend and slang term referring to a mood-boosting stroll while listening to 2000s and early 2010s indie pop and electropop (e.g., MGMT, Matt and Kim). It is meant to evoke the nostalgic, carefree feeling of being a new college grad between 2009 and 2014.”

I would have taken the above as a compliment?

I slipped over on ice this winter and fell very hard on my back. The two 12/13 year olds behind me didn't even laugh! The just checked I was ok (I wasn't but pretended I was and I was in pain for months). I would have pissed myself laughing at their age.

I was born in the last few months of the 'Boomer' years. I'm glad to say I've only experienced blatant ageism once, from a woman in her early twenties at work who refused to listen to me (her manager) and would ignore anything I asked her to do, but was fine with younger colleagues. I did pull her up on it and her attitude improved a bit, but I was glad when she eventually moved on. Thankfully, she wasn't typical of the young people I worked with; most of them were great. I now work in a different field and the young people I encounter on a daily basis are invariably lovely.

Yes but I don't care what a 15 year old thinks they don't know anything. The data says you're not old.

Of course, it would be untrue (and ageist) to say they are all like that but yes, some societal and cultural changes have been taking place (as they usually do, but now expedited by social media) and most of us have seen examples of youth being disrespectful to people their parents’ age and older.
As a teenager I admired and emulated women in their late 30s-40 as they seemed to have figured it all out and have it all.
Even if you didn’t like them you just wouldn’t dare because of fear of ‘consequences’.
I agree it’s getting worse than it used to be, and not just a case of ‘it was ever thus’.

I am getting on a bit and have a disability. I have found the opposite to the OP.

My teenage GC will happily give me an arm when needed even when surrounded by their peers. And in the same context they will come up and greet me with a hug.

And I have found all their friends sociable, helpful and happy to chat respectfully with an oldie.

It is a joy.

Same goes for us gen x’s. I think young people today think they are the only ones who struggle 💁🏻. I graduated in the 90’s, mid recession. My parents had their house repossessed in 95, along with so many others.

Agreed. You Gen Xs are sisters in arms with us millennials!

46 is not old. You are getting to be middle aged

Indeed. And 7 year olds think 14 year olds are old - it's definitely not a thing children get to decide.

Would you say all young people all over the country are like that though?

I don't make statements like " all" , or " everyone " because it is obviously ridiculous to assume that there are no exceptions.
So of course all young people aren't like this. And rationally I know this. However my mental health, and now also my physical health, is badly affected by my experiences with the youngsters here so it is difficult for me to be rational and feeling threatened is my default position .

Perhaps the posters you are criticising for generalising about young people have also been badly affected by certain behaviours and perhaps that is why they are no longer rational in their views?

Jokes on them, karma come full circle and they too shall age. Definitely experienced it, but also had some far better interactions with the youth recently, including some lovely teen girls showing me how to use gym equipment recently. Not all bad thankfully!

I disagree, yes you always knew people were older/younger than you, but there wasn't this ridiculous categorisation denoted by what socks you wear or how you parted your hair! I blame the media and all the constant Boomers vs Gen X vs Millennials vs GenZ. It's so divisive and unnecessary.

Literally about to say the same thing. The post is ageist 😂

Loving the irony of complaining about agism and yet lumping all young people into the same pot. Good work

Was thinking the same thing

Do you think women who complain about men being sexist against specific examples are sexist? What about poc who complain about white people being racist?

I can imagine invigilators walking like this, quietly strolling up and down the exam halls.

I don't really like how everything is about what generation you are. Yes, it is relevant. But not everything is due to what letter is after your generation.

And King Charles

Gen x just get forgotten. As usual.

Gen Z seem weirdly obsessed with mocking millenials....is it because they don't really have anything of their own going on? I didn't spend any time thinking negatively about Gen X when I was young (and neither did any of my friends that I recall), if anything we thought their music was cool.