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I, completely unscientifically, think about it like your brain's language becoming more statically typed as you mature and have reached the point where your und
by jrootabega 5y ago
I, completely unscientifically, think about it like your brain's language becoming more statically typed as you mature and have reached the point where your understanding of the world is as good as it ever needs to be, evolutionarily speaking. But there are aspects of older life where this is a disadvantage, and there are probably circumstances where it is mostly a disadvantage.
- HPsquared 5y agoMore and more things are defined and associated in terms of other things already known (a higher level of abstraction), compared to youth where everything runs closer to the metal.
- jrootabega 5y agoMakes sense. You probably also spend less energy observing or caring about the consequences of your decisions the more "things already known" you used to decide.