![]() However, I believe any opportunity Gen Z and Millenials worked towards getting was by our own design. Apparently, we don’t work as hard because our “plethora of opportunities” affords us the luxury of slacking. Ask yourself what have you allowed someone to say to you because of this outdated phrase?Īs Gen Z and Millennials, it is often thrown in our faces that we are self-entitled and lazy by our elders. We learn it is okay to be treated unfairly by someone else all because their age forces us to do so. ![]() When the phrase “respect your elders” is demanded from our parents at a young age, it makes it difficult to differentiate who actually deserves respect and who doesn’t. The issue with immediately granting someone respect because of their age is it takes away from the weight that respect holds. No, I do not mean discounted prices and the good seats on public transportation but the overall lack of respect for younger people and disregard for how we feel. That being said, older people are allowed to get away with a lot of things because of their age. ![]() We should all realize without them, the world as we know it would not exist today. This is not meant to bash the older generation. However, I am here to tell society, age does not warrant respect and bad attitudes are bad no matter how many years come with it. “Respect your elders!” A phrase society deems so important it continues to recycle it throughout generations today.
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