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I think knocking a person's beliefs because of their age, rather than entertaining the content based on merit, is narrow-minded. What about all the 19 year olds

I think knocking a person's beliefs because of their age, rather than entertaining the content based on merit, is narrow-minded. What about all the 19 year olds who were already accomplishing lots more than the people castigating them? Do you equally brush off 40 year olds for their supposed entrenched outlook?

seabriez 5y ago
I am not knocking it. I am just describing the inherent bias and my thoughts as from the title it almost seems as though someone made a major breakthrough; instead it's a more contemplative article. I don't know if the ? was added after or I didnt notice it. I was 19 yo too once and I know how it goes. I don't really understand why I need to be defensive here. You can talk about being 40 and say exactly the same thing, people shouldn't be judged and yet they are.
- mkaic 5y ago
  I agree, my initial response was to defensively think "Oh, there's no way this person can just diss me for being young" but then I realized I was proving their point :P I'm fully aware that my lack of life experience rose-tints my view of the future, but I still enjoy sharing those rose-tinted views of the future nonetheless.
  - seabriez 5y ago
    For a 19-yo that's still great work. Singularity is an insanely complicated topic to handle, nothing wrong with trying though :).
    - mkaic 5y ago
      Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to read!
  - satori99 5y ago
    You have written a piece that has provoked an interesting discussion. I think most people don't write it down, or publish it, even if they have the thoughts. If you keep sharing, I'll keep reading :)
    - AnimalMuppet 5y ago
      > You have written a piece that has provoked an interesting discussion. And on HN, that's about the highest compliment possible.
lbrito 5y ago
Unless you're Mozart or Pascal, age is a relevant factor. That's not an attack or anything, it's just an important fact.

seabriez 5y ago

I am not knocking it. I am just describing the inherent bias and my thoughts as from the title it almost seems as though someone made a major breakthrough; instead it's a more contemplative article. I don't know if the ? was added after or I didnt notice it. I was 19 yo too once and I know how it goes. I don't really understand why I need to be defensive here. You can talk about being 40 and say exactly the same thing, people shouldn't be judged and yet they are.

mkaic 5y ago
I agree, my initial response was to defensively think "Oh, there's no way this person can just diss me for being young" but then I realized I was proving their point :P I'm fully aware that my lack of life experience rose-tints my view of the future, but I still enjoy sharing those rose-tinted views of the future nonetheless.
- seabriez 5y ago
  For a 19-yo that's still great work. Singularity is an insanely complicated topic to handle, nothing wrong with trying though :).
  - mkaic 5y ago
    Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to read!
- satori99 5y ago
  You have written a piece that has provoked an interesting discussion. I think most people don't write it down, or publish it, even if they have the thoughts. If you keep sharing, I'll keep reading :)
  - AnimalMuppet 5y ago
    > You have written a piece that has provoked an interesting discussion. And on HN, that's about the highest compliment possible.

lbrito 5y ago

Unless you're Mozart or Pascal, age is a relevant factor. That's not an attack or anything, it's just an important fact.