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> "...Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg reportedly said that young people are more intelligent while speaking to a group of entrepreneurs " I would be fascinated to h

> "...Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg reportedly said that young people are more intelligent while speaking to a group of entrepreneurs " I would be fascinated to hear if his opinion changes once he is 40+ ...

DrJohanson 9y ago
I'm curious if any study supports that
amptorn 9y ago
That wasn't an opinion, that was propaganda. It was and still is in his best interests that young people buy that line, because from his perspective young people are not so much smarter as cheaper: fewer commitments, willing to put up with longer hours.
- hellbreaker 9y ago
  That's quite true. Once people have commitments like a family, they are less willing to put up with companies that demand so much.
  - collyw 9y ago
    No family, but been around long enough to see through the bullshit.
- gutnor 9y ago
  Less experience to see through the bullshit from companies too and they do not yet really believe they are just a number in the cost center column in HR and that the company they are working with will not waste 1 second before getting rid of you.
danellis 9y ago
They are, aren't they? Doesn't intelligence peak and then drop with age? However, I'm sure it's more than compensated for by experience.
- oldboyFX 9y ago
  It drops only by a couple of points, and you can lessen the drop with regular physical excercise. I'd say that experience and lifelong education overcompensates for it.
- pdimitar 9y ago
  You start investing intelligence and effort where it really counts so I'd say most younger people I worked with are extremely inefficient but hyper-energetic and willing to waste time and energy on insignificant problems. This is necessary for education of course but it's often times not contributing to a business' bottom line. More mature people are almost universally more valuable for a business.
michaelgrosner2 9y ago
Why would it? He will never face any sort of age discrimination; he's got so much money that his grandchildren's grandchildren will never need to look for work.
toephu2 9y ago
His opinion already changed when he hit 30. I can't find the article but a few years ago he stated something like he wishes he could take that quote back and doesn't believe in it anymore.

DrJohanson 9y ago

I'm curious if any study supports that

amptorn 9y ago

That wasn't an opinion, that was propaganda. It was and still is in his best interests that young people buy that line, because from his perspective young people are not so much smarter as cheaper: fewer commitments, willing to put up with longer hours.

hellbreaker 9y ago
That's quite true. Once people have commitments like a family, they are less willing to put up with companies that demand so much.
- collyw 9y ago
  No family, but been around long enough to see through the bullshit.
gutnor 9y ago
Less experience to see through the bullshit from companies too and they do not yet really believe they are just a number in the cost center column in HR and that the company they are working with will not waste 1 second before getting rid of you.

danellis 9y ago

They are, aren't they? Doesn't intelligence peak and then drop with age? However, I'm sure it's more than compensated for by experience.

oldboyFX 9y ago
It drops only by a couple of points, and you can lessen the drop with regular physical excercise. I'd say that experience and lifelong education overcompensates for it.
pdimitar 9y ago
You start investing intelligence and effort where it really counts so I'd say most younger people I worked with are extremely inefficient but hyper-energetic and willing to waste time and energy on insignificant problems. This is necessary for education of course but it's often times not contributing to a business' bottom line. More mature people are almost universally more valuable for a business.

michaelgrosner2 9y ago

Why would it? He will never face any sort of age discrimination; he's got so much money that his grandchildren's grandchildren will never need to look for work.

toephu2 9y ago

His opinion already changed when he hit 30. I can't find the article but a few years ago he stated something like he wishes he could take that quote back and doesn't believe in it anymore.