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[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 46 points 2 days ago

in my honkey US experience...

I think for many, it is a reaction to their own children not respecting them/their views, and then having no concrete counter argument to why their views should be respected.

I also think they know they sacrificed a hell of a lot less, materially, than their own parents did for them.

also, lead poisoning.