Are young people today harder to trick than the older generations?

Answer 1

Depends on context.

If its say an email scam, the elder generation without doubt. That context should be obvious.

When it comes to long term investment strategy as a converse example, the younger generation. I think it should be equally obvious.

Its the differences between when you are young you are flexible, but have little experience. When you are old, you aren't flexible but are wise.

You start with an abundance of flexibility and through life you slowly trade that off for wisdom. There is only so much room in the brain so to speak.

That's why grandchildren help their grandparents do things like help setup email accounts or help them to understand how to conduct an online search, program the TIVO (or in my day when I did that for my grandparents, the VCR) Younger people are in tune with today's world.

On the other hand, its also why grandchildren listen to the stories their grandparents tell and why grandparents can still stop their kids in their tracks as if they were 5 years old. Grandparents are venerable and have earned boatloads of respect through having lived - they've been there and done that before.

That's how it was in my family.

I'd like to think my grandparents respected my ingenuity and technical talents. I helped them make sure they understood the new car they were buying and all the gadgets and whatnot - making sure they weren't being sold stuff they may not have realized they would never use - the CD player upgrade when they didn't have any CDs and though it was just a new term for 'radio'.

I know I sure as Hell respect their experience and wisdom. At 33, I ask my grandmother (the only grandparent I have left) for advice whenever I speak to her. She likes to ramble on and on, but you know what? When I just shut up and listen, I learn things that have helped me to avoid problems I wouldn't have seen coming.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Besides - its fun when you are 10 and grandpa takes you out for lunch. "so, what do you want to eat son?" "uh, I don't know" (thinking I should be a good boy and ask for something healthy I don't really care for - I don't want my parents telling me I should have had something healthy) "well, I don't know about you, but I'm having cheesecake and a malted." (winks and smiles down at me) We both had the same thing.

When we got back, my grandma and mom asked "how was lunch?" Without skipping a beat he told them I didn't like the side salad but ate it anyway. I kept that secret until his funeral.

Again, wouldn't change a thing - whether old or young, the pros outweigh the cons - just as its supposed to be.

Answer 2

I would say for the most part, kids today are alot more open minded when it comes to alot subjects. That being said, I think that to a small degree, they would be easier to trick. Not because they are less intelligent, just because they are more open and willing to accept new ideas. I think that years ago, kids would have be less prone to getting tricked, because the fear of what their parents or society in general would think. It kept their minds closed to certain ideas they wouldn't even consider. With being more politically correct on the rise, and the general notion that we as a people should be more accepting to all races, ideas and religions has caused this. Their are two sides to every coin, so to speak, and this is the down side to the spread of society's openness in today's world. On a positive note, this allows them the experience to learn for themselves about some of the evils in the world, instead of just being told they shouldn't do this or that. When a person learns about something first hand, they are more likely to take a firm stand for or against it, instead of not really caring either way, like they might have in the past.

Answer 3

Yes and no. Yes because young people today can access information quite readily through the net and can verify if something is true or false. No because they do not have to cope with adverse life conditions as much and may be more naive about people. Additionally, some may not know how to search for information or are too lazy to do it themselves.

Answer 4

I doubt it. If anything, they're easier to trick. They don't think for themselves . . . . Not to mention, most of the media is dedicated to furthering a single point of view on every issue when the purpose of the media is to report only facts and not to omit anything of importance. Those two problems, taken together, are very dangerous. Have a nice day!

Answer 5

It depends on they education, culture and personality. But I guess mainly on education. Nowadays young there are young people who can be tricked because they lack proper education from their family and school, or because they lack a strong personality.

Answer 6

Age and wisdom will always triumph over youth and innocence.

Answer 7

ya of course...human beings are getting smarter and smarter as the days are going past

Answer 8

no the people get smarter the crooks get smarter

Answer 9

Hell no. The young people today are stupid as HELL!

Answer 10

definitely kids these days days are smarter than u think