>There are a few more miles of experience on my older carcass than yours. You're a bright young(er) man but IMO you do need a little time to 'season' - and I mean that in the best possible manner.
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>It's ok that you sometimes don't 'get it'...

This is an appeal to personal authority and is totally invalid in any intelligent conversation.

Telling Mike that he doesn't 'get it' because he is too young is failing to address the question, and also implies that anyone your age would agree with all of your assertions, which is total hogwash.