Related: Concepts MOC, Contempt of younger generations from older people stem from jealousy and no willingness to fight for their happiness
we can empathize with people better if we’ve gone through the same or similar situation
however it’s hard for us to keep the full context of our previous experiences at the forefront of our minds when another person is currently going through that experience
we might have a tendency to judge harshly, opting for logical and sterile reasoning rather than remembering how rough it was to be in the middle of it ourselves
once the situation got better for us, our empathetic memory almost becomes “faulty” When we hit our lowest point that’s when we become open to the greatest change (same situation or not)
also an explanation of why we tend to repeat history across generations