4 ms·
Another related question is how much demographics (less younger dynamic vs older comfortable individuals that resist change) has an impact on exploration.
by novalis78 11y ago
Another related question is how much demographics (less younger dynamic vs older comfortable individuals that resist change) has an impact on exploration.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoI don't think it does. The classic explorer was a "seventh son" in the age of primogenture. Or they were just plain crazy. The generation that got us to the moon wasn't that young even at the time. Gene Krantz would have been 30 in 1963. Since life expectancy was lower then and people didn't stay in school until they were 30, 30 was the start of middle age. Krantz, like my parents, was Silent Generation, and they had a different idea about technology in general. Please understand that "youth culture" was originally designed by Big Tobacco to sell cigarettes - spend more on ads for youth because they'll smoke your brand for 40 years. Then it was music/movies, then soda and shoes. Now it's phones. In these things, you are at a poker game. If you don't know who the sucker is at a poker game, you're it.