Are* older generations stupid or younger generations smarter?

[Gr8bawana]

I don't think the younger generation is smarter nor are we smarter. Where as us older folks have gotten a lot of our knowledge from real life and first hand experiences the younger gen just looks everything up on their phones and think they know everything.

 

[Deleted member 16864]

Great. We’re one generation from walking uphill both ways again.

Nope.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Everyone is annoyed with boomers.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Everyone is annoyed with boomers.

*except for boomers. FIFY.

 

[wolfpup]

Seems to me that a hybrid of new tech and old ways is best.... but new generation thinks the old guys don't know squat for such and such reason, but the old guys won't listen to why a new method is better because its been done that way for X years.

Adapt that to raising kids and at the workplace and not many people make headway. Try to give my kids the rein to make choices with Tech and with hand tools. I know both methods and each work to a benefit situationally.

To answer the question collectively.... yes overall kids lack experience and critical thinking... so yes getting dumber!

 

[RealMuddyboots]

As a boomer, I resemble the remarks. But all I gotta say to the then and is:

 

[noharleyyet]

As a boomer, I resemble the remarks. But all I gotta say to the then and is:

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Not even a Boomer can keep that '68 Goat's Holly 4 barrel adjusted

 

[RealMuddyboots]

Not even a Boomer can keep that '68 Goat's Holly 4 barrel adjusted

Well at least from one gas tank to the next gas tank it might hold.

 

[Redmt]

Not even a Boomer can keep that '68 Goat's Holly 4 barrel adjusted

Eliminate the power valves and increase the jet size by 2. Easy peasey. And you won't find that but of information on your phone

 

[geetar]

When I was a Mopar tech at the dealer no one ever brought a 68 with a Holley 4 barrel in to be tuned but I did make a lot of vehicles run and shift better by diagnosing problems, replacing computer modules and installing the latest software. I can learn to work on the old stuff but there's very little demand for it so I didn't focus on it. So am I stupid for not knowing how to tune a Holley 4 barrel or are the old guys stupid for having to bring me their computerized cars to be worked on or is it just different technology in different generations with each generation adapting to and focusing on what's going to be most popular and readily available in their time?

 

[Misguided]

Pretty sure they came with a Rochester quadrajet

 

[Redmt]

When I was a Mopar tech at the dealer no one ever brought a 68 with a Holley 4 barrel in to be tuned but I did make a lot of vehicles run and shift better by diagnosing problems, replacing computer modules and installing the latest software. I can learn to work on the old stuff but there's very little demand for it so I didn't focus on it. So am I stupid for not knowing how to tune a Holley 4 barrel or are the old guys stupid for having to bring me their computerized cars to be worked on or is it just different technology in different generations with each generation adapting to and focusing on what's going to be most popular and readily available in their time?

Stupid isn't the correct terminology. It's no different than a heart specialist not being familiar with foot problems. Some of the older mechanics will remember when the term or designation of "Master Mechanic" was the best of the best. Now mechanics aren't even called mechanics. The new buzz word is "technicians" . It the same buzz word for the guy that changes tires to the guy that plugs your rolling computer into a laptop to tell you that some gizmo has gone FUBAR. Nobody fixes anything anymore. All the " technician does is go to the shelf and plug in a new part.

 

[Gr8bawana]

 

[Misguided]

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Rough set with a feeler gauge, fine tune with a dwell meter. If it takes you all morning, you’re doing something wrong.

 

[Redmt]

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Clean up with the abrasive of a match book, adjust with the cover. My guess is hardly anyone knows what they are or what they do, or know what a match book is.
Based on quick glance, those are not GM or they are very early GM. Could be Ford.

 

[noharleyyet]

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...but is it gluten free?

 

[Redmt]

...but is it gluten free?

The gluts were removed by DOGE.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Kid’s nowadays don’t even know how to manually rewind a cassette tape.

Good thing they’ve got Spotify and digital music. This generation couldn’t have handled the complicated technology of previous generations….

 

[44hunter45]

Not even a Boomer can keep that '68 Goat's Holly 4 barrel adjusted

I remember like yesterday when I dropped the Edelbrock intake manifold and 750 Double Pumper in my 73 Monte Carlo (My first car.) That was the day I started blowing up pinion gears. The 2.92 diff would go really fast without breaking a sweat, just don't stomp on the pedal from a full stop. I was always going to go to the Camaro 3.45 but I never did.

What a great Drive In car that was. With the swivel bucket front seats, you could sit in the roomy back seat and still see the screen if you really wanted to see the movie.

After the last diff blew I traded it on the 1983 Toyota 4x4. Not so good a Drive In rig, but great for taking the gals out to the country.

I expect only we Boomers know anything about the Drive In Theater. Speaker on a pole or the really cool FM audio on your in dash 8-Track.

 

[Redmt]

I remember like yesterday when I dropped the Edelbrock intake manifold and 750 Double Pumper in my 73 Monte Carlo (My first car.) That was the day I started blowing up pinion gears. The 2.92 diff would go really fast without breaking a sweat, just don't stomp on the pedal from a full stop. I was always going to go to the Camaro 3.45 but I never did.

What a great Drive In car that was. With the swivel bucket front seats, you could sit in the roomy back seat and still see the screen if you really wanted to see the movie.

After the last diff blew I traded it on the 1983 Toyota 4x4. Not so good a Drive In rig, but great for taking the gals out to the country.

I expect only we Boomers know anything about the Drive In Theater. Speaker on a pole or the really cool FM audio on your in dash 8-Track.

Seeing as how this has turned into somewhat of a nostalgic thread I have read a few to my darling wife of 53 years. When I read her this last one she was pretty adamant that I keep my mouth shut!