&gt; Older people used to be considered wiser and respected.<p>Then people discovered the internet and learned what the 40s&#x2F;50s were actually like, what they did, and what we are now saddled with.  Those old wise men are now the emperor&#x27;s new cloths.<p>Edit: I originally said &quot;those old wise men&#x2F;women&quot; but lets not kid ourselves.  Most all the horrible decisions in those decades were taken by men.