If Plato had a conversation with a young man today, he would surely say to him "The truth is in the world of ideas" and he would get the answer " OK, boomer." The gap that exists today between the old and the young is growing. The reproaches and complaints go both ways. In addition to being obvious, they are somewhat normal, experts acknowledge.
Can Tik Tok, trap or memes coexist with good garlic soups or John Coltrane? Surely yes. Because what is needed is more dialogue than ever, and even more between people of different ages. The pandemic has hit precisely the elderly, but also the young, whose future is changing and uncertain.
For this edition, the Culture Forum brings together professionals from different fields to address intergenerational conflict and transform it into dialogue. On this occasion, emblematic corners and settings of Valladolid become a huge space for reflection on a topic that seems crucial to us: the intergenerational gap.
