While I agree that many youngsters tend to believe that they are as smart (or smarter) as older peoples while they are not, I would not generalize that all 35yo are smarter than a 18yo. I've seen a lot of young boys/girls that are way smarter than many 35+yo I've met. Age doesn't allways bring wisdom to all of us.
>Gee, I wish I knew as much as you. You've seen so much in your <2 decades. So, if you're 18, only 2 years ago did you start driving legally, two to three more years prior you hit puberty. So you are a man now, right?
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>I remember thinking I was smarter than older people. They just didn't understand. I was "sworn to fun, and loyal to none" as the Hell's Angels say.
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>Think of life as an assent up a ladder. At 18 you are considerably higher up and have a much better vantage point than a 12 year old. And so it goes, when and if you hit 30, you'll look back and say something like ,"I thought I knew so much. . . ."
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>I listen to older people, even if I don't like them or if I disagree with them, (sometimes even a democrat). They have seen more than me in many instances. Granted, I've seen things most people don't have to see, and I have a different perspective than most on this forum. I doubt many here have been shot at, spat on, cursed, etc. just because they were doing their job. Ever seen a body with a bullet hole in the forehead, or one that has been laying in a hot house for a week, or countless other mind numbing sights? Probably not, and I wouldn't wish it on you. See there are a few things you don't know and some you would be better off not knowing. Still, others have seen things I haven't and I try to learn from that.
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>Anyway, the bottom line is this - you aren't as smart as you think you are, and that probably applies to the rest of us as well. It's obvious that you are a bright guy, just misguided. You would do well to study the likes of Madison, Jefferson and company. They didn't set the age limit at 35 arbitrarily.
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>Checkmate!
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