Lol! I certainly feel that age-related irrelevance from time to time—it's almost like I'm speaking another language sometimes. The ability to Reflect and Validate was largely lost! A few pockets of people have relearned the skills in an effort to combat online and MSM mis/disinformation. Somehow TikTok has convinced the younger generation that it's a viable source for "news" and "truth" but I think the minute we let our guards down and blindly trust anything we open the door to being misled and controlled.
What I find very scary is news articles presenting AI as the highest authority - AI will teach you this or that, AI's verdict on any number of subjects.
I think this might be the most important thing in all of this to remember. We mustn't view AI as our infallible superior. If this happens we're toast.