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Originally Posted by Washing Machine
Luxinterior you are missing the point slightly. Im not really talking about my family. My mother whist not interlectually inclined is incredably wise in the 'life experience' department. The people im talking about were absolute baboons. They had screwed everything up there entire life and dispite this when you would point the obvious out to them would still think they were right purely on the basis of them being older. They would then live to prove you right. They would argue even when it was clear that they were wrong and could never except that someone younger was in the right. In short idiots!...now being a legal adult (in the great state of wales anyway) I tend to take absolutely no notice of these type of people.
I'm nearly 19 and never talk down to anyone, or assume that just because someone is younger they are less intelligent. My Mother never talked down to me and I will never take such a condescending attitude towards my children. I hate people putting down teenagers because it is just simply unfair. Plus a lot of older people now come to me for advice.
I have also known people to lose wisdom in age. I think people get so comsumed with stress during middle-age that they lose focus. If they were intelligent to start with they usually gain greater wisdom, dignity and are all round nicer people to talk to at around 50. Its just a pattern i've observed and it of course doesnt apply to everyone...
All in all leave the teenagers alone people
How old are you luxinterior? (as a matter of interest)
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I'm your age, though I'm sure you could have found that out yourself by looking at my profile.
I really do not think I'm missing the point. Basically you're complaining about a group of adults who you portray as deadbeats, yet you still persist in arguing with them over pointless things? You're wasting your time. And you have too much faith in your own generation to change things. It's not going to happen. Kids suck, and I think you're doing them a disservice by insisting that they are better people than they actually are. You make them out to be these great minds, which leaves no room for growth. Unfortunately I think too many people stop growing (intellectually) at such a young age because they're led to believe that they are smarter than they really are. So there's no motivation to improve or change, even though the situation may call for it. If in ten years you look back on yourself as you were at age 18 and are as in awe of your own wisdom as you are right now, then you wouldn't have made any progress whatsoever.