Ageism sucks. At 25, I'm an idiot – I mean, truly a moron by comparison to some people ten, twenty, thirty years my senior. Not because of what I know, though

Ageism sucks. At 25, I'm an idiot – I mean, truly a moron by comparison to some people ten, twenty, thirty years my senior. Not because of what I know, though that always needs work, but because of how I think. How passion can funnel into trivialities. How unfortunate events can discourage good ideas, while optimism can blind me to reality. Youth can be applied to do great things but it has its disadvantages. Ageism becomes, unfairly, a proxy for determining something important: The creative humility of being able to embrace and extend new ideas. The thing is: Someone in their 20's can just as easily become set in their ways as someone in their 40's or 60's. Becoming jaded and self-important is easy. Losing your curiosity is easy – boy, some people lose it by age 10. I can't stand people who decide they've learned everything there is to know about the world around them – whether they're 22 or 82. Especially when selecting people to help you build something, buy into people with creative insight, curiosity, humility and passion. Those can be found at any age. (Fun example: Watch a David Attenborough nature documentary from the BBC. One where he actually shows up on camera, in the middle of a remote habitat. Watch how delighted he is, even after decades of study and exposure to what he's talking about. He doesn't take anything for granted. He and his work are wonderful.)