If I live in a desert and 1000 children who have never seen the ocean tell me it’s ugly, should I believe them over the one older man who has actually seen it and says it’s beautiful?

First hand accounts are inherently more valuable than secondary ones. Failure to see that is frightening. Just because something gets echoed over and over doesn’t make it true.

And that’s exactly what I see. I see my generation saying how great Carter was while many of those in older generations than me seem to think otherwise. I’d like to say it’s strange, but actually it’s scary.

It can be one of many factors. Most of the criticism of Carter I hear from younger people is the same old "worst president ever, except for the Camp David Accords" trope I've been hearing for 40 years. None can ever explain why. On the other hand, Carter haters my age and older give detailed explanations of their distaste for him. (I'm not saying their explanations are sound, but they do give them.)