> Plenty of the Edward Snowden haters are <= 30 and plenty of the people that applaud him are > 40 so let's not add age into that discussion. > Whether you are

> Plenty of the Edward Snowden haters are <= 30 and plenty of the people that applaud him are > 40 so let's not add age into that discussion. > Whether you are pro/against Snowden probably has more to do with your life experience to date and your general views on what a government should be able to get away with. I only said, "middle aged" for exactly that reason: you might hate Edward Snowden and be a totally technically literate person. Age doesn't necessarily shape your view on Snowden, but age almost certainly correlates with technical literacy, and I think technical literacy definitely plays into your perception of how much effort Snowden went to in order to gain access to the files he leaked. If you think that he went to great lengths to gain access to the files, you might think his actions were more malicious / that he was looking for trouble.