Do you think there is any "switching of roles" involved in the recent behavior here?

Do you think there is any "switching of roles" involved in the recent behavior here?
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answer:@poofandmook Honestly, hearing people complain that they can’t answer the questions in general because of the “new rules” immediately made “discipline” come to my mind. All it takes is a little discipline to not use a witty one-liner if that is what you would have used before. And to me, that is usually a trait younger people have trouble dealing with, not older, more experienced people. I don’t know the people here well enough to know who is older and younger though (other than the people that call themselves a “gray head”, so I can’t really say who is having a harder time with it.
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