The elderly should be advisors not kings.

[unsunghero]

With age comes wisdom….

To a point, then it’s dementia

[Trexller]

I'm pretty sure that the association of wisdom and age came from a time when everyone died at 40, and there were no books/written word or the internet

without these sources of knowledge, everyone who had managed to live a long time and learned about the world bit by bit over their experiences would seem like a genius god.

These days elderly folks are actually at a knowledge disadvantage compared to younger people, given that all knowledge flows through tech devices and old people are much less adept at their usage.

[aussenseiter]

Originally Posted by Trexller [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm pretty sure that the association of wisdom and age came from a time when everyone died at 40, and there were no books/written word or the internet

without these sources of knowledge, everyone who had managed to live a long time and learned about the world bit by bit over their experiences would seem like a genius god.

These days elderly folks are actually at a knowledge disadvantage compared to younger people, given that all knowledge flows through tech devices and old people are much less adept at their usage.

"Everyone died at 40" because childhood mortality was so high.

If you got past that you were probably gonna be alright.

[Origen]

And now confirmation bias leads obviously disadvantaged fools into thinking they are geniuses, Trexller is proof the internet was a mistake

[Trexller]

while I agree that the internet was a mistake, there are much worse things out there than me

[aussenseiter]

Originally Posted by Trexller [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

while I agree that the internet was a mistake, there are much worse things out there than me

The Myth of the Invincible Barbarian

[Lune]

Originally Posted by Trexller [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

given that all knowledge flows through tech devices

You need wisdom to discern what is actually knowledge and what is bullshit or propaganda

[Trexller]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You need wisdom to discern what is actually knowledge and what is bullshit or propaganda

no that's just common sense.

99% of all bullshit and propaganda is obviously bullshit propaganda

[Blingy]

Originally Posted by Trexller [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

no that's just common sense.

99% of all bullshit and propaganda is obviously bullshit propaganda

You really need to get involved in Seattle area politics. The percentage of highly educated idiots around here that can't tell the difference is astounding.

[Trexller]

Originally Posted by Blingy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You really need to get involved in Seattle area politics. The percentage of highly educated idiots around here that can't tell the difference is astounding.

already lived in King County before, fuck that entire region. hope it falls into the pacific after "The Big One"

maybe a tsunami will take it all out.

Pac NW Politics:

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