tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917650044060141692.post3655494864651004242..comments2016-10-12T13:50:09.740-07:00Comments on Adultism: A Well-Kept Secret: "Ageism" is not "Adultism"Margaret Pevec. MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245204801036529952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917650044060141692.post-3190903473305531882010-11-23T17:16:43.477-08:002010-11-23T17:16:43.477-08:00I totally agree that a younger and more naive pers...I totally agree that a younger and more naive person's perspective has a lot of value. Adults are often entrenched in a particular point of view, and can use the fresh input from a younger, less entrenched person. Few see it that way, however. I also happen to believe in reincarnation, and that some of us (maybe all of us) bring wisdom from other lifetimes. This is most easily seen in what we call "prodigies." I think a better explanation for a prodigy is someone who's remembering talents and skills from a previous life. But that's another topic.Margaret Pevec. MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245204801036529952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917650044060141692.post-31794199254834909862010-11-22T10:04:05.899-08:002010-11-22T10:04:05.899-08:00I think it's widespread because there's th...I think it's widespread because there's the idea that life experience equals greater wisdom...it should, but in reality things are more complex than that. Some adults have learned a lot from their life experience, and are genuinely wise. Others don't learn much from theirs yet go about using their age as a trump card every time someone disagrees with them.<br /><br />Both age and youth have upsides and downsides. I remember being 17 and 18 (I'm 20 now) and having older people ask me for advice and subsequently tell me I'd really helped them and they were getting on better with their lives. I don't think it was that I was exceptional for my age. I think a younger and more naive person's perspective has a lot of value too.mutanthttp://xadrenalectomizedmutantx.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com