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DeaconStone -> RE: The Ever Tiresome Age Card (9/6/2007 10:22:18 AM)
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Eight pages of circular debate is painful, yet I am oddly compelled to chime in here. Age is of little factor in my opinion. People within this discussion have cited the ability to spend time with friends of various ages as a difficulty in relationships that are age diversified, I disagree. Intellect is what we should be discussing not age. Intellectuals can share a great many things with each other devoid of age being a factor. Young people are oft considered less-educated and experienced but this opinion while holding some truth (as most stereo-types do) is less factual as the information age progresses. Older people are often considered wiser by their years, once again this is a stereotype, western society was far more sheltered fifty years ago. Obviously I shall also state that people who practice sexual kinks are outside the norm of the bell curve.
Quick background about me: I am in my 30's which in the context of this debate seems to put me smack dab in the middle. I've been highly educated and believe strongly in education (Not so much the current educational systems of the world, but in its practice). I believe strong points have been made on either side of the 30's divideing line (I especially liked the comment that brought up the idea: Length of time alive VS Length of adult life). I have no children, and have no interest in ever having them. 10-20 years from now I will still not know what its like to raise a child, I don't feel that makes me less intelligent or less capable of teaching. I do not own a house nor do I have a mortgage, that does not mean I don't understand oweing money (have several college loans outstanding), nor does that mean I don't comprehend responsibility be it fiscal or otherwise. I play guitar and I've never taken a lesson in my life. I can read music and I have an understanding of sound engineering though I was never collegately trained regarding these subjects (determination is a powerful thing).
With that being said here are my thoughts on this debate:
1. Intelligent people can be any age, race, gender, etc...
2. Unintelligent people can be any age, race, gender, etc...
3. Recall is the most difficult task we demand of our memory.
4. Experiences assist the memory in recalling information.
5. The age of ones brain does in fact relate in the ability to learn, hypocampal and neuronal acitivity affect the mind.
6. The information age has changed the ages in which people are exposed to information.
7. Communication is a learned skill, not a genetic instinct.
8. Goals, desires, and learning practices can accelerate one's knowledge in a subject regardless of age.
9. Sarcasm is based phonetically on inflection. Sarcasm as a result will never translate well into text. No really (<- that last bit was sarcastic)
10. When statements are elogent and eloquent, they will always sound intelligent.
Therefore - My conclusions in common internet parlance
If some noob youngin' upstart, or some farty old F.A.Q. tells ya you don't know what the hell you're talkin about, calmly and intelligently consider your position and thoughts. State your point intelligently using the full range of vocabulary available to you, and if they still FLAME ON then ignore them. People will always play cards, be it the age card, or the education card, or the man/woman card. You have control of only one thing, yourself (and for all the Dom/Domme's out there.... yes that also means, despite what you would desperately like to believe, that you only have control over one thing, yourself.....but thats for another discussion)
BTW: this is my first post to CM I think, though I've observed discussions before. ( I don't have iespell on this PC so please excuse spelling and grammer mistakes)
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