It seems like the hardest part of aging, from what I see is people become so set in there ways and not excepting change.
It's what keeps us in are home, and honestly keeps us back in a lot of ways. When we could enjoy life in maybe senior housing, with no upkeep and lawn work, but I see many seniors that can't except this and many other things that go along with change. Any thoughts or suggestions or whys of why this happens?
I’ve often thought of people as being set in their ways because they are naturally fearful, so they reject change. Others are naturally more curious, enjoying new experiences, other perspectives.
I find I am enjoying new people, new cultures and new places more. However, my current home is my dream home and I’m sure I will fight having to leave.
I do get frustrated that, too often, when a well-designed product wears out, it is replaced with an unnecessarily complicated “upgrade” with built-in obsolescence. I want the old style! I’m tired of relearning that which should be simple. The infusion of technology where it does not belong! Maybe it IS my age. Maybe it’s my inner engineer. But 🤬, I don’t want my “smart” toilet to get hacked and upload photos of my bum to my social media accounts!
Gen X'ers don't get set in our ways because we've never been allowed the luxury of getting set in our ways. The older generation has been catered to. They've enjoyed job security and pensions. Not us. So they get set in their ways