Anonymous wrote:I think it’s funny how people responded that it’s because young people don’t treat them well - how does this explain when old friends start fighting about inconsequential stuff among each other? How does a young person in a store cause an old man to scream insults at an old woman or an old woman arguing with her loving and helpful daughter?

This. My mother is a great example of how it's brain related. She has always had a difficult side to her, but with age certain aspects of impulse control/filter atrophied. Yet, on medication she is even kinder than she was before aging. She can handle people disagreeing with her, long wait times at the doctor's office, someone not bending to her will or just about anything on medication. Her mother was the same way. Nobody could work with her and doctors just fired her until she was properly medicated. It wasn't everyone else's fault. It was her brain wiring.

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Anonymous wrote:You get pushed out of society. I was in a grocery store and the woman behind me complained that the store had too many old people. She pointed out the ones waiting in line, like what, they shouldn't be in the store? At my doctor's a woman complained that he had too many elderly patients and she was going to find another doctor.

So if you had to put up with this sort of behaviour on a daily basis, you don't think it would impact you.

For those of us from discriminated against minority groups, this is a ridiculous excuse. We hear all sorts of rude comments and we still treat people with dignity and respect.

It’s actually really magnanimous and a sign of a wonderful and resilient personality, that you manage to still be polite to people. Not everyone can do that. You’re a role model.

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Anonymous wrote:You get pushed out of society. I was in a grocery store and the woman behind me complained that the store had too many old people. She pointed out the ones waiting in line, like what, they shouldn't be in the store? At my doctor's a woman complained that he had too many elderly patients and she was going to find another doctor.

So if you had to put up with this sort of behaviour on a daily basis, you don't think it would impact you.

For those of us from discriminated against minority groups, this is a ridiculous excuse. We hear all sorts of rude comments and we still treat people with dignity and respect.

It’s actually really magnanimous and a sign of a wonderful and resilient personality, that you manage to still be polite to people. Not everyone can do that. You’re a role model.

I think it’s funny how people responded that it’s because young people don’t treat them well - how does this explain when old friends start fighting about inconsequential stuff among each other? How does a young person in a store cause an old man to scream insults at an old woman or an old woman arguing with her loving and helpful daughter?

Anonymous wrote:You get pushed out of society. I was in a grocery store and the woman behind me complained that the store had too many old people. She pointed out the ones waiting in line, like what, they shouldn't be in the store? At my doctor's a woman complained that he had too many elderly patients and she was going to find another doctor.

So if you had to put up with this sort of behaviour on a daily basis, you don't think it would impact you.

For those of us from discriminated against minority groups, this is a ridiculous excuse. We hear all sorts of rude comments and we still treat people with dignity and respect.

Certain medications

You get pushed out of society. I was in a grocery store and the woman behind me complained that the store had too many old people. She pointed out the ones waiting in line, like what, they shouldn't be in the store? At my doctor's a woman complained that he had too many elderly patients and she was going to find another doctor.

So if you had to put up with this sort of behaviour on a daily basis, you don't think it would impact you.

I think it varies by person. Sometimes it's worsening of an already difficult personality and the part of the brain with impulse control atrophies more.Sometimes it's from dementia.

I definitely knew old people who were not like this, but they had really positive personalities when younger. They were open to different viewpoints and liked learning new things.

On my mom's side rigidity is just part of the personality for the women and some of the men. Sadly it not only makes them more argumentative as they age, but they cannot adapt to anything. Meds help a lot but they have to be willing to take them.

Because they frequently face moronic youngsters.

The gross generalizations in here are ridiculous. I hope less informed people don’t make decisions based on what they read here.

They get dementia, it brings out the more aggressive part of their personalities.

How old?

Anonymous wrote:A lot of them experience some memory loss or processing deficiencies. So they focus on certain details and don’t want to admit they’re wrong because it frightens them to admit they’re not remembering correctly.

This.

A lot of them experience some memory loss or processing deficiencies. So they focus on certain details and don’t want to admit they’re wrong because it frightens them to admit they’re not remembering correctly.

Why do old people become so argumentative? They often don’t even get along with their own friends anymore. There are ofc exceptions…