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I think old people are not more or less intelligent than average people, they are probably average; but I agree that many are wiser than average. I think many p
by NotSammyHagar 7y ago
I think old people are not more or less intelligent than average people, they are probably average; but I agree that many are wiser than average. I think many people in old age are sadly very lonely, with much less connection to society and I think they'd love to find a connection to other people. I think in my generation, people who use a computer frequently and were born after 1960? say, they will be able to form connections on the net.
While I'm just spouting opinions here, let me add that I think startups don't look at the needs of older people because they don't know about their lives well enough to think about problems that need solving.
- reaperducer 7y agoI think old people are not more or less intelligent than average people, they are probably average We gain a substantial part of our intelligence through experience. A 17-year-old is more intelligent than a seven-year-old in large part because of his experience. It seems only logical that someone who has lived twice as long as I have and has had twice as many experiences and twice as long to learn should be smarter than I am.
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoTo me you are describe wisdom, not intelligence. But I agree that time earned knowledge is very useful and valuable.
- kingkongjaffa 7y agoThere’s a pretty big jump in brain development between 7 and 17 wtf is this comment thread. I expect higher quality, fact based commentary from hn. This whole thread read like something off a trash subreddit.