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Not everyone enjoys the task of performing extensive research, and perhaps a 70 year old might value their time doing something else? I've also met more than on

Not everyone enjoys the task of performing extensive research, and perhaps a 70 year old might value their time doing something else? I've also met more than one 70+ year old person who was convinced that they understood how things worked, and to admit otherwise was to display weakness/lose credibility (despite that not being the case at all). The point is, what is obvious to you may not be obvious to others, and you have no idea why they chose the route they did.

AnaniasAnanas 8y ago
> and perhaps a 70 year old might value their time doing something else? They should be content with their inferior choices then. > I've also met more than one 70+ year old person who was convinced that they understood how things worked, and to admit otherwise was to display weakness/lose credibility These people deserve it. Note, I certainly do think that there should be more regulation on lying salesmen, but these are kind of bad examples imo.
- supergauntlet 8y ago
  I hope in your old age you never have to interact with people as devoid of empathy as yourself.
  - AnaniasAnanas 8y ago
    Neither of these are a property exclusive to old people though - why should I have empathy for people who mess up while they pretend to know everything? Why should I have empathy for people who have chosen to invest their time in some other way? I do not have empathy for them just like I do not have empathy for people who have chosen to not do their homework and end up getting a low grade. If I do end up being like that however, then I will fully deserve it. I can only hope that the people around me will try to put me in a straight path then.
  - Pristina 8y ago
    I have empathy. I also have a brain, which I used to come to the conclusion that you either have self-agency and therefore you are liable to the consequences of your actions or you do not have self-agency. If a person chose to not do research, then he is liable to the consequences of his ignorance.
Pristina 8y ago
So he decided not to do the research because it's not worth his time and therefore he made a suboptimal purchase. He made his bed and lay in it. Im saving my tears.

AnaniasAnanas 8y ago

> and perhaps a 70 year old might value their time doing something else? They should be content with their inferior choices then. > I've also met more than one 70+ year old person who was convinced that they understood how things worked, and to admit otherwise was to display weakness/lose credibility These people deserve it. Note, I certainly do think that there should be more regulation on lying salesmen, but these are kind of bad examples imo.

supergauntlet 8y ago
I hope in your old age you never have to interact with people as devoid of empathy as yourself.
- AnaniasAnanas 8y ago
  Neither of these are a property exclusive to old people though - why should I have empathy for people who mess up while they pretend to know everything? Why should I have empathy for people who have chosen to invest their time in some other way? I do not have empathy for them just like I do not have empathy for people who have chosen to not do their homework and end up getting a low grade. If I do end up being like that however, then I will fully deserve it. I can only hope that the people around me will try to put me in a straight path then.
- Pristina 8y ago
  I have empathy. I also have a brain, which I used to come to the conclusion that you either have self-agency and therefore you are liable to the consequences of your actions or you do not have self-agency. If a person chose to not do research, then he is liable to the consequences of his ignorance.

Pristina 8y ago

So he decided not to do the research because it's not worth his time and therefore he made a suboptimal purchase. He made his bed and lay in it. Im saving my tears.