I grew up with siblings who were ALL 15+ older than me and they were reactionary bigots who thought my world views were vapid and stupid and said so.
So, I wound up internalizing the message that elders were quite often bullshit and weren't worthy of respect.
My feelings about that haven't changed much in the decades since. Greater age = superiority is a concept that I think is quite often utter bullshit.
You can be a 65 year old and still be a childish, petty fucker. I've known many.