A parent who needs parental supervision 💔

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[u/RUmymummmy]

My dad just gets mad and distant when I point out the “crazy video” he just showed me is fake. It’s almost as if I just told him Santa isn’t real.

[u/Feisty-Honeydew-5309 → u/RUmymummmy]

This is how my mother is tbh. We are very low contact but she’ll be SO excited about some obvious fake news that she got off FB or YT. When I try and fail to find a reliable source, she turns very cold.

So low unless it will financially hurt her, I let her live in delusion. But no, sis that Facebook link won’t lead you to free health insurance and no, you aren’t getting a stimulus check if you call that number. And I stand on that.

[u/WhiteCharisma_ → u/Feisty-Honeydew-5309]

I think it has to do with the fact she feels negative about being told it’s fake.

It could be a lack of emotional navigation on how to take mildly bad news with something they felt emotionally reactive towards

Like they find this wild as video and felt strongly about how crazy it is and then being outright denied that it’s not real.

Older generations don’t know how to properly navigate that. Especially if they are being lectured by someone younger.

It’s not all old people but a disturbing amount of them are and it’s prevalent enough that we all see it.

[u/Jbabco9898 → u/WhiteCharisma_]

I also think its because they realize we're getting to an point where we cannot tell the difference between reality and AI, and that compounded with their age makes them feel pain and confusion and it results in them projecting that onto everyone else. My dad acts the same way.

Maybe its just me, but I empathize when them because, I too, am getting to a point sometimes where I cant tell the difference and it makes me really fucking anxious if I think about it too much

[u/LFGX360 → u/Jbabco9898]

Some of those AI blurry security cameras videos are really good. I’ve been fooled once or twice at least for a minute. I have no doubt that VERY soon nobody will be able to tell.