When I challenge their opinions, they sometimes respond by belittling me. This is not because my arguments don't hold water, but because I am younger than them, they arrogantly think that they are more educated, wise, and informed than I am in every possible way. If their social media activities are any indication, this is not always the case. I believe in the principle of respecting my elders, but now this must be earned. I will not give it to you automatically.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
You are an insolent young man
The other day I wrote a short post about the imminent legalisation of same sex marriage in Australia, and the chronological snobbery that helped bring it about. I was brought up to respect my elders, and respect their maturity and life experience. Chronological snobbery was unheard of. That is why it's disappointing to see other adults who are older than I am uncritically embrace new ways of thinking just because they are new, just like younger generations seem to do.
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We should be judged on our merits. I find though that as I get older I don't mind a bit of respect just because I am older. I think those chronological snobs you write about are also educated and articulate. I use opposition to sharpen my arguments and help me delve deeper into the subject and then stand on my beliefs.
I would argue further that education doesn't equate with wisdom. Wisdom comes from life experience. Younger generations are digital natives, with reams of information at their fingertips. As a speaker I heard recently commented, they have breadth of knowledge, but not depth of knowledge.
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