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An older, more experienced population may be less inclined to chase the latest new trend but they are better able to weigh the merits of new ideas against the h
by throwaway316943 6y ago
An older, more experienced population may be less inclined to chase the latest new trend but they are better able to weigh the merits of new ideas against the harms they may induce and will generally do a better job of applying existing and new technology to the problem at hand. Experience and knowledge count for a lot and the vitality of youth is often wasted on the young.
- coldtea 6y ago>An older, more experienced population may be less inclined to chase the latest new trend but they are better able to weigh the merits of new ideas against the harms they may induce Theoritically. In practice they're more concerned with their own mortality, and weighing the merits of some new diet or therapy for hemmorhoids or some such...