💻 Technology Mar 27, 2026 · Sarah Mitchell

Psychology says people who become harder to be around as they get older aren’t becoming more miserable — they’re becoming less willing to absorb other people’s discomfort at the expense of their own

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I’ve noticed something at family gatherings over the last few years. The older relatives, the ones who used to smile through every awkward conversation and absorb every bit of unsolicited drama, have stopped doing that. They leave earlier. They say no more. They don’t explain themselves as much.
And the younger people at the table? They call it grumpy. Difficult. Set in their ways.
But I don’t think that’s what’s happening. I think what looks like someone becoming &

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