Something I really hate when talking with people but specifically older generations, is the absolute inability to consider new information.
I was talking about a video essay I'd watched recently and the common misconceptions around that subject and how the essay looked into new evidence to delve into the topic. And someone responded to me talking about it with "Well that's not what I heard." And I was so frustrated. Like, I'm her giving you new information. You are hearing something new. All you are telling me now is you distrust me as a source.
Which you know what? That's fair. Ask for where I got this from. Check my sources, I am wrong lots of the time! You come back to me with, hey so I found this other thing- and I'll be chagrined but I'll be thankful you corrected me.
But it doesn't even go there. It's just well I heard different and then they stop engaging. They don't care enough to educate themselves and would rather stay misinformed because it's easy?
