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I would claim we should give a pass to everybody because we are all human. I would also claim I don’t think it’s nice to judge people based on their age, regar

I would claim we should give a pass to everybody because we are all human. I would also claim I don’t think it’s nice to judge people based on their age, regardless if it’s good or bad judgement. Furthermore, I would definitely be annoyed as 16yo if I were deemed “good enough for my age”. He competes with peers, at the highest level, not with superiors who do him a favour.

benj111 3y ago
Yes and no. We have separate sports classes based on gender on age to reflect abilities. It's takes time to get good at this stuff, a younger person has inherently had less time. I'd structure it as one overall ranking, but special age rankings within that. A 5 year old could hypothetically win overall, but if they didn't they'd still be rewarded in relation to their (age) peers. There's an 'encouragement' element that you're missing. My 5 year old draws objectively bad pictures. I wouldn't tell him that though. I want him to get better so that he does become objectively good.
ChrisRR 3y ago
This is specifically a competition for young people. It's totally based around age and that's fine. A teenager doesn't have the luxury of 20 years of professional experience.