You can't put a group of people defined by being born in an 18 year period into a category like you're trying to do.... Try to exert some influence in the right direction when you get a chance.

In my family (not the other poster) we have no ability to influence when the older generation.

They watch the perceived "authority figure" on tv, use it to jockey for position amongst each other. There's not much space left for us that doesn't threaten their sense of losing control to their "below them" children.

I've been able to convince my older family of this or that, or convince them something they're pushing is bad before, but all that happens is they go back home to watching their media and debating amongst themselves and come back just more enraged that I disagreed with their group consensus - who's fundamental center is the big screen they watch every day.

With them captured by the big screen there seems to be no room left to influence them.

You can't put a group of people defined by being born in an 18 year period into a category like you're trying to do.... Try to exert some influence in the right direction when you get a chance.

In my family (not the other poster) we have no ability to influence when the older generation.

They watch the perceived "authority figure" on tv, use it to jockey for position amongst each other. There's not much space left for us that doesn't threaten their sense of losing control to their "below them" children.

I've been able to convince my older family of this or that, or convince them something they're pushing is bad before, but all that happens is they go back home to watching their media and debating amongst themselves and come back just more enraged that I disagreed with their group consensus - who's fundamental center is the big screen they watch every day.

With them captured by the big screen there's no room to influence them.

You can't put a group of people defined by being born in an 18 year period into a category like you're trying to do.... Try to exert some influence in the right direction when you get a chance.

In my family (not the other poster) we have no ability to influence when the older generation.

They watch the perceived "authority figure" on tv, use it to jockey for position amongst each other. There's not much space left for us that doesn't threaten their sense of losing control to their "below them" children.

I've been able to convince my older family of this or that, or convince them something they're pushing is bad before, but all that happens is they go back home to watching their media and debating amongst themselves and come back just more enraged that I disagreed with their group consensus that revolves around the big screen in their house.

You can't put a group of people defined by being born in an 18 year period into a category like you're trying to do.... Try to exert some influence in the right direction when you get a chance.

In my family (not the other poster) we have no ability to influence when the older generation.

They watch the perceived "authority figure" on tv, use it to jockey for position amongst each other. There's not much space left for us that doesn't threaten their sense of losing control to their "below them" children.

I've been able to convince my older family of this or that, or convince them something they're pushing is bad before, but all that happens is they go back home to watching their media and debating amongst themselves and come back just more engraged that I disagreed with their group consensus.