Sometimes they're right though.

Of course not if it's a verifiable fact, but as I've grown older, I have seen plenty of historical "facts" getting proven to be wrong. All it takes is for a young mind to challenge the existing views.

Having an open mind is more important than being right. Most inventions happen by accident while pursuing something else, something wrong.

On the other hand, my dad's final response to criticism of Apartheid was "you weren't there".

No, but the whole rest of the world at the time* didn't like it either!

*except Israel, as it so happens

well retrospective analysis might actually be more worthwhile than a random experience. Witnesses of historical events tend to be a blessing and a curse in history, because they all come biased.

Does it count if it was 2020 and the person is also your age? I feel like a LOT of people have a weirdly revisionist memory of the first few months of the pandemic.

I just want to say that I appreciate that this was de-zittered to be posted here.

Had this happen the other day trying to describe why we believed blatant lies about video games like the rumors about being able to see Samus completely nude in Metroid.

Like, kid... I was there. I know what I am talking about. You didn't have wikis or youtube or Reddit to go and ask "hey, how do I see naked Samus?" You just heard your cousin say "you can see samus naked at the end of Metroid if you beat it fast enough" and so you keep speedrunning the game never seeing her naked thinking you just need to go faster.

Haven’t had that yet, but having travelled a lot I find it jarring how many other countries seem to think that Thatcher was a great leader to look up to, and not a dreadful callous nightmare who sold the country out on multiple levels to create the illusion of prosperity.

I'm sixty and haven't had this yet. But, then, I don't talk to anyone, either, so...

The biggest one for me is when I see people glazing Bush, like either you're a teenager or you weren't paying attention.

Sometimes it's good to hear another perspective, though.

How you don't even need to be old. You can just do that with current events with videos from multiple angles!

... And then having to admit they where right because your mind gets flaky

This hasn't happened to me yet. I might not be old enough though I feel ancient.