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I agree with BC about never having those luxuries. Or, at least, few of us have.

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!
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I think it's a generational thing. The 'Boomers' and the generation before them often lived in the same town they were born in and worked at the same job until they retired. Gen X is used to getting laid off, switching jobs and even careers, and moving around. We've never enjoyed the kind of stability our parents and grandparents did. So change isn't such a problem with my generation or the ones that come after it.

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
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