Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.
Or on Bryan Caplan's blog, for that matter? Here is more and I thank Daniel Lippmann for the pointer. The underlying data, by the way, are taken from Germany.
Relationships between the young and
the old seem capable of infinite variations.
One could easily compile a small book of
competing quotations on the subject.
GET OFF MY LAWN!!
Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.
Isn’t that called Fox News?
I assume Exhibit A would be something like this:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305500/Do-Not-likely-youre-35–Survey-finds-young-people-DIY-dunces-rewire-plug.html?ITO=1490
Wait, I think there is a word, wait, just on the tip of my tongue, something like Schadenfreude – and what a coincidence, it too stems from Germany.
it’s what all the young folk are watching
All 8 of them. I’ve had bowel movements larger than Olberman’s audience.
Revolutionary indeed. Other hypotheses for them to test: poor people love negative news about rich people. Ugly people love negative news about beautiful people. Miserable people love negative news about happy people. In brief, it is good to know that it sucks to be what you are not, especially if you are also unlikely to become it.
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