[Augustine23552]

I’ve wondered about this myself, and I have a theory: This generation has a concept of ‘your word is your bond,’ which worked well as long as people put the common good before self-interest and lived in small communities where breaking one’s word had lasting consequences. Add to this the desire to hear things that are favorable to their interests, perhaps due to desperation, as many of them no longer have any meaningful earning power. The older generation also has a concept of ‘it sounds like it should be that way,’ which can have horrible consequences when applied to changing Social Security, pension and inheritance laws. Lastly, there is a potent element of ‘moral high ground’ (‘How could you lie to an old person and still live with yourself?’) This is just my slant on it. (And people who swindle the elderly are beneath contempt.)

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Name : Augustine23552, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 40, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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