If you are the only one trying to maintain a friendship, they aren’t your friend and your time and energy would be better spent somewhere else
If someone is clearly depressed, prefers alone time, or needs your help before something bad happens, this is not the tip for you to follow. Please reach out to that person and let them know you care. I’ve been on that end and it is so reassuring to hear from someone even if you don’t feel like being around anyone.
But if you have friends who you consistently try to make plans with, they decline or take a rain check with a “oh we’ll have to hang out soon” and never get back with you, yet you see them out with other friends all the time, then yes, this is very applicable. You deserve better friends.
Very true for "basic" life lessons, things that don't change very much over time. It's not a generation thing, just a matter of people having lived long enough to gain a lot of experience in various topics.
BUT an absolute disaster, when it comes to things that change over time. The faster and more fundamental things change, the worse would be any advice from people getting their experience before the changed.
So, basically: Learn to differ what topics you can get really helpful advice from older people, and what things you'd better not ask them.
or but washing machine in bathroom....