How long are adults (the 30+ crowd) going to underestimate those under 21, simply because of a select amount of people in our age group who act like idiots and embarass the rational ones?
It's so amazing when adults say things like, "you think you know everything". They certainly don't, either. I'd like to meet the person who DOES know everything! Are you so frightened of being questioned? If someone half my age is smarter than me, I'm not going to burst into tears and try to convince them that I am right just because I was born first. I'm going to take that as inspiration to get myself more educated!
And one last question....why is it that people 30+ are so eager to flap their ageist egos around and pretend that they are better than young people....yet they are so desperate to look like us and always want to be told that they look and feel young? If you want youth, stop being a hypocrite.
2006-12-15 01:55:48 · 12 answers · asked by transitangst 4 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Sorry, I didn't mean to lump all 30+ people together (but we get lumped together....) Some of you aren't afraid of younger people and don't automatically treat us like we were born yesterday.
30+ might not be "old", but I find that age seems to be where the ageist thought begins.
2006-12-15 02:09:38 · update #1
Oh, for the record...no one offended me. If an older person tries to be ageist toward me I respond to them and only to them and I let them know of their immaturity. This question comes from my own observations of things that go on around me. There's no reason for people to get defensive.
2006-12-15 02:25:32 · update #2
"Know it alls" come in all ages. When you meet that person, let me know.
As for the last part of your question... Being that I am 41, I have met many responsible younger people from whom I have learned from. On the other hand I have also crossed paths with older people who had the mental capacity of a rock. I am both comfortable with my age and looks. The only part that I miss about the "old days", is that there was none of the daily responsibilities. Carefree in other words.
Knowledge is an important tool. You learn until the day you die. Try not to get upset with people who offend you.
2006-12-15 02:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by sharon_misspriss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you've been caught doing something stupid by an older person and now you are angry about it. Old people just want you to avoid the same mistakes they made. Before you jump down my throat, I am twenty-one and I still think that high school kids need guidance. I did! It isn't that "old people" think you're dumb (because you aren't), it's just that they think you are ignorant (because you are). After all, no matter how "smart" you are, you still don't know what it is like to live on your own, pay your own rent, work 9 to 5 everyday just to pay the bills, have a child, have a grandchild, fall in and out of love, get married, buy a house, buy a car, change schools, change careers, retire, or see the friends you've had your whole life grow old next to you and die.
You should respect your elders. They were young once, and they know you just want to prove yourself, but they have wisdom that you do not. Give them the respect they are due.
2006-12-15 02:10:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think it comes with getting older. i am 24. in the news you only tend to see bad things not the good things. also adults remember how they acted or friends of theirs acted. teenagers not all but some can do some pretty stupid things. i remember kids in my class getting into all sorts of trouble and my class being known as the worst class ever. yet there were many of us who had no involvement with the bad, and no one really cared about our accomplishments.
so you can either mope about not being acknowledged for your accomplishments or you can continue to be a good person and prove that you are a decent human being.
no one knows everything, BUT the older you are the more life you haved lived and the more experiences you have had to deal with. it doesn't mean that they are better than you, just more experienced.
your last question is interesting - i think that everyone wants to look younger because that is hollywood and the media generating the look of perfection when it can't exist.
it is sad that we are so superficial.
2006-12-15 02:07:13 · answer #3 · answered by Jenn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think just because someone has a problem with someone it is because of something in them, being ageist, sexist etc. I think people have problems with individuals. If someone older has a problem with someone younger I doubt it is strictly based on age, probably based more on how they are acting or what they are saying, although the younger person may perseve it as being an age thing or sex thing or race thing etc.
2006-12-15 05:49:08 · answer #4 · answered by Bombshell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They feel like hey, i've been there and done that...they lived life at that age already...that is their own opinion that may-be you didn't live what they did already and you need sometime to live life...it's not that they don't like you b/c you are younger than them, it's just the maturity level...Hey, I know some women who has boyfriends and friends in their 20s. I am in my mid 20s and almost 30(in 13 months)...I look at the 20yr olds and see the immaturity but also I have seen it in some 30 plus...It's all how you carry yourself...
2006-12-15 02:00:51 · answer #5 · answered by angelic1302 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forever. When you get past 30, you'll do the same thing. It's been going on for thousands of years.
Looks like you found that, just like there are a select amount in your age group that act like idiots, there are a select amount in ours that act like idiots too. As you get older, you'll hopefully get more tolerant and understanding :)
I know that I don't know everything and don't hope to. I'm constantly learning. At almost 50 (OMG :) ), I'm heading back to get an EE degree. I've always strived to learn more. Sorry that you met one of the select few that believe they know everything :)
I can't say that I've met an over 30 that thinks they're better than someone who's younger. I've met people who are better than others regardless of age. I probably know more about computers than you simply because I've probably been doing it for longer than you've been alive. However not having met you, I can't say that for sure.
Maybe you'd be better off sending your note to the person who offended you. Just like you don't like people lumping all under 30 folks as slackers, we don't like you lumping all over 30 folks into ageists.
See you in 10 years :D
2006-12-15 02:16:12 · answer #6 · answered by dm_gsxr 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like you've come into contact with some harsh 30+ people. I can't answer your question becuase I (being 32) do not have those views/act that way. I think you're generalizing everyone into this catagory, and 'we' don't all belong there.
2006-12-15 02:00:32 · answer #7 · answered by misskenjr 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, one thing with parents is that they are getting older, not younger. So they would be doing one of 2 things...
(1.) They are just trying to make sure that you don't do anything stupid to ruin your lives...
(2.) They just nag because they never had a chance to do the things we do, or don't want us to share in their past fun!
Choose one that applies!
2006-12-15 02:09:12 · answer #8 · answered by Shadow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 19:39:16 · answer #9 · answered by rothberg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30 is old?
Tip : Dont take the bait.
2006-12-15 02:00:08 · answer #10 · answered by philip_jones2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋