Read the passage from "Times Have Changed."And we're independent these days,not disrespectful. We like to think on our own instead of going off what we've been shown.

The speaker says that people today are “independent” and like to think for themselves. By describing this change positively, while clarifying that it is not disrespect, the speaker suggests that some things have changed for the better. The passage does not say that the speaker ignores or disagrees with everything his grandfather says.

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