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Young people are experimental and open to novelty. Old people are conservative and prefer the status quo. The combination selects for a robust society. That's a
by gowld 8y ago
Young people are experimental and open to novelty. Old people are conservative and prefer the status quo. The combination selects for a robust society.
That's an evo-bio trope
- yeahitslikethat 8y agoIs because of memory. Old people remember how things were and want those memories to be continuously valuable. If everything changes they have nothing over the younger competition.
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- naasking 8y agoExplore/exploit tradeoff in a nutshell.
- rramadass 8y agoRead somewhere (attributed to Mark Twain); "The Old know too much to not take any risks; the Young do not know enough to not take any risks; and what amazes me is how they achieve it time after time." Paradoxically, I think that the "Dunning–Kruger effect" (within limits) is actually necessary for us to evolve. Think about it; if you don't jump into the unknown with confidence, you won't learn/do anything. It is important to assess risk but also know when to stop obsessing over risk.
- loco5niner 8y ago> Paradoxically, I think that the "Dunning–Kruger effect" (within limits) is actually necessary for us to evolve. Think about it; if you don't jump into the unknown with confidence, you won't learn/do anything. It is important to assess risk but also know when to stop obsessing over risk. This resonates with me. I spend so much time doubting my ability to make the right decision (or whether I have the skills to accomplish X), I end up doing nothing. This applies to buying a car, or even jumping into a new project at work.