What if we talked about over-60s’ screen time as we talk about young people’s?

Re:What if we talked about over-60s’ screen time as we talk ... by onecommentman on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @05:37PM (#33725416)

My impression is that there have been “cranky paranoid old pensioners” around since the dawn of time. I wouldn’t ascribe your MiL’s attitude or behaviors primarily to on-line videos or TV. They’ve been ranting in fraternal lodges, political party offices, coffeehouses, etc. for many hundreds of years prior. Twas ever thus. Keeps the circulation flowing for old folks.

If you can find someone her age who shares her “disruptive” world-views and likes arguing, facilitating a folie-à-deux might make things better for all concerned. Older folks tend to become more blunt and uncensored as time progresses and they also accept blunt and uncensored feedback…but generally only from those in their own age group. Of course, then there are two of them :-).

If it gets really bad, then a (surreptitious?) evaluation for some degenerative brain disorder probably needs to happen. Count your blessings, it isn’t that bad yet and as a SiL you are blissfully distant from the need to initiate anything.

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Re:What if we talked about over-60s’ screen time as we talk ... by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @05:57PM (#33725595)

> I wouldn’t ascribe your MiL’s attitude or behaviors primarily to on-line videos or TV

The social network rahe machine feeds your inherent fears like a drug dealer feeds off those in desperate or dead end life situation. They are somewhere between exploiting for profit an existing condition, or creating / worsening it.

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