Why do old people complain a lot?

I've got to say that the older I get the more I feel like complaining! It seems that every day something that was once as automatic and easy as breathing becomes difficult - the body betrays, technology changes, pop culture evolves in a way that people who aren't surrounded by the younger generation totally miss (what the heck IS TikTok anyway?), not to mention both blatant and subtle ageism - throw in a pessimistic personality and there you are!

Same reason dogs bark, cats meow, and snakes hiss. Some questions just dont have answers mate :)

Conversation starter maybe? The weather is fine gets a bit dull.

Forgive my silliness tonight - I was just picturing the TV news being delivered by a grumpy elder as a list of complaints...

"And they STILL haven't fixed that virus yet.. disgusting really, it's been half a year. What are they waiting for? Back in my day people knew how to wash their hands properly I tell ya. We had a cold here & there - didn't need to go discover some brand new type of virus. We were perfectly happy with the common cold. Then there's those people speeding around in rockets going up into space - just making noise & poluting up the air. Others crashing planes, blowing up ports. Just a bunch of vandals these days running around everywhere".

Nothing else to do. Getting older is not really great for those people suffering from somekind of ailment. My friend has always been a complainer and she still does it. But now at 71 with all kinds of health problems and in lockdown in a NH, she has something to complain about.