And then I thought about it some more, and realized that my 25-year-old self, and probably even my 18-year-old self, would have immediately recognized that the guy was not a silly child who needed to grow up, but an absolute moron who would remain so for the rest of his life.
I don't mean that there aren't any things that one learns through age and experience - there certainly are, and some perfectly intelligent young people just haven't learned them yet, but it appears that the one thing that I unlearned with age is the ability to easily distinguish between immature and mind-bogglingly stupid. Should practice more.
(And to anyone else with whom I have argued last week: if you are reading this and know me in person, this is not about you.)
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You only gain wisdom with age if you live with your eyes open. That, hovever, is something people rarely do, as the truths you'll see often make your eyes bleed.
Don't be too hard on morons. Most people just aren't mentally equipped for routinely wiping off blood and preserving their sanity at the same time.
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