curry favour with the young

observed fact

• There’s Uncle A who is communicating closely with the young man.
• Uncle B describes that Uncle A’s actions as “flirting with youth.”

consideration

• Choosing the word “flirtatious” means that Mr. B. thinks it’s a negative thing.
  • Is it negative?
• Look up “flirt” in the dictionary.

  • Trying to get the other person to like you and make you feel good about yourself.

  • If we take it literally, shouldn’t we “flirt” if we want to have a good relationship with others?
  • If you do it the other way around and do the “don’t like them, get them in a bad mood” thing, I don’t think you can have a good relationship with them.
    • But power harassment and mounting are just that.
  • Mr. B may think that the ideal situation is one in which young people follow him without doing anything.
    • Some young people will think and act that way, and some young people will follow (if they have a good personality).
    • There are some communities that are maintained by a culture that says you have to respect your elders.
    • In general, I think the attitude that young people should respect you even if you don’t do anything to them is counterproductive.

relevance - One symptom of aging

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