#12: Meaningless Phone Calls
There might not be a bigger gap between the generations than this one, with stances being relatively universal across particular age groups and almost completely opposite between them. This might seem relatively trivial, but it can be fertile ground for the instigation of some pretty volatile conflicts.

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For Baby Boomers, these phone calls are vital, an expression of love and connection that cannot be replaced with cold, impersonal messages. For many of the younger generations (Xers being somewhere in between), the calls are an invasion of privacy, an infringement on their very agency. Compare the two approaches, and sparks fly.