Nothing helps the elderly against the fake news they consume and spread

Elections are heating up the political debate and frenzied forwards are helping the elderly voters build on their biases

Baby boomers in India have seldom been kind to their children. Force-feeding green vegetables was often followed by life lessons on education, society and religion, and a few years later, drugs, alcohol and marriage. Never mind those mutually awkward conversations about sex — without a word about sexuality. They also had little respect for the privacy of their own crop. Late nights or locked rooms, there was a constant tussle for space. We have all since grown up. But here’s why growing up with them feels like much of the same.

Facebook, for instance, has been their most recent conquest.