Do you ever judge people just by their age? Meaning, do you believe that a 17 year old kid can never ever know as much as a 25 year old? Lets just forget the stereotype of naughty and gangster kids for a second. Would you ever believe that there is one out there who would understand even an adult, just by communicating with then? Do you believe in mature kids, in which they are just as equal as a 25 year old? {Not in equal rights in society, but as in equal frame of mind.} Do you believe that a 25 year old will always over power those who are way younger? The reason I am asking is, not to flatter myself, people fail to sort of realize that I care about people, that sometimes I can be better off than some who are even way older than myself. I tend to be able to read people if I get to know them just by a little bit. But in the end, no matter what I do, what I understand, people will always just pat me on the head and say "You'll never understand..you're just a kid..it's a dog eat dog world out there..enjoy childhood while you can..study..work hard..get a job..earn your money..blah blah blah.."
I try not to judge people by their age but so many people make it hard for me. There are some people who act older than they are and some who act younger. I rarely meet children who act mature and intelligent, but there are a few I have had a pleasure to meet. I like mature children a lot more than the little annoying ones. Some kids are just labeled as "children" and therefore looked down upon but there are some who are just great kids. Then there are the teenagers who mostly act like morons, and I can say this because I am a teenager myself. I try to be mature and look out for others and not just myself. I think teenagers have a bad wrap. We all know adults just look at us as trouble makers and just bad "kids". But like I said there are always exceptions, those who act better than most their age and those who act worse. It all depends on how they are raised and their own maturity in my opinion. But to answer your questions, yes I usually do judge people according to their age.
Oh, sorry...totally didn't realize this was in a serious section of the forum, thought it was spam So, to elaborate on my previous post... People between the ages of 14-18 are generally really annoying and so I judge them that way...that is their default setting and they have to prove to me otherwise People younger than 14 are stupid (comparatively...they just haven't learned much of anything yet)...that is their default setting and they have to prove to me otherwise People 19-23 are generally dicks...that is their default setting and they have to prove to me otherwise (I fall in this category) People older than 23 I don't have any preconceived notions about...so they get a clean slate when first talking to me
Well in my experience, I've met some REALLY mature and smart kids (and they weren't just faking it), who you could have an intelligent conversation with. But on the other hand, I've met some 20-year-olds were were really immature and only cared about making sexual innuendos.
First of all, innuendo is an innuendo. Bwahaha Well, on forums it's hard to tell what age they're at, so I reserve judgement based on how mature they act. If they're young and act really mature, my respect level rises a bit more. In real life, if I see a kid I usually think "Those no good beatniks!" and shake an imaginary fist at them. Well, that's my first impression as I don't usually interact with kids or teens these days.
Woah, woah, woah. Sexual innuendos are one of the highest forms of intelligence. Once you've exhausted all of the boring ones, you get to come up with really witty ones. The ones that no one gets until hours later, when they go "ewwwwwwwhahahahaha." Or the kind of puns that make babies laugh and rainbows form in the skies. Really great ones. And it takes major geniusosity to be able to do those kinds of things. The problem is that people mistake age for wisdom, and maturity for intelligence. Just because you're 30 doesn't mean that you Know Things, and if you wear a business suit to work and organise your underwear drawer by color (varying shades of whites, creams and eggshells) doesn't mean that you have the slightest clue. I have friends at McGill and Harvard - aka they're intelligent - who couldn't hold a conversation for more than five minutes without throwing in a "that's what she said," and who are currently partying their life away. There are some people in the world who are gifted enough to recognise that children are actually more perceptive than adults, and they have the ability to think outside the box, which most adults have been forced to get rid of to be successful. The problem is is that the majority of these people are kids who can't do anything with their knowledge. Thankfully, I'm perfectly wretched at guaging ages accurately, so it tends to be less of an issue for me.
Well I agree, but I was just using an example of their immaturity. Sometimes I just want to punch them and yell at them "YEAH I GET IT YOU LIKE SEX". Although that wouldn't be very mature of me either.
I've recently been reading a book which pretty much is the stock-standard 'Empower yourself and succeed' but its actually good. Anyone who thinks that their too old, or too young to do something is just using it as an EXCUSE. Do not impose excuses onto other people. Their age and capabilities should be intertwined but seperated, but not as you think. Instead of age deciding what someones capabilities are, it should be reversed. You should deem if someone is old enough by their capabilities, back in the 'old days' (not sure when exactly), as soon as a kid could start doing a mans job on the farm, hunting, etc etc then he was considered a man. Age was irrellevant. Its just that age is usually a good indicator for capabilities.. though it should not be seen like this if you want an accurate estimate.
IN-YOUR-ENDO!!!!! Sorry, that just had to be said. I still agree with most everything in this discussion...
I usually don't tend to judge people by their age. I determine if they act stupid or not. I mean I tend to think that middle schoolers are stupid because they think they're top stuff and I don't think nobody has a right to that. Most of the people that look down at kids are either stuck up or they think they're hot stuff too and they're probably generally ignored. Right now I go to college with 18 years to 22 years old and I've found that a lot are very mature. But at the same time when I see kids that are drinking left and right and they're under 21 then I think they're very stupid! Just depends on the situation.
I have friends much older than me and a few that are younger. I act older than what I am, and my younger friends generally annoy me quite a bit... I do judge on ages but I'm not always right.
It would be politically incorrect to judge people by their age but that is what people usually do. I keep this in the back of my mind that some people are indeed special and stereotyping would be a fatal mistake if it turns out that someone younger is actually more sensible than I am. I do believe that there are people who are more sensible despite being younger. Aside from gangsters and people of such nature (I suppose this include criminals), I do know of siblings that would serve as a good example. The younger sibling cares for his parents and tends to help them do stuffs, the older sibling only cares about his own stuffs and would only approach the parents if he wanted them to help him with something. Between this two, obviously the younger sibling is the one that is more sensible.
Yeah I agree. I find that i get treated like a child by people who I'm more mature then. I don't think its such a horrible thing to make generalizations if they are true (for example, saying that that majority of 25 year olds are smarter then 8 year olds), as long as one understands that a generalization is not true of EVERYONE. Just keep an open mind when meeting someone and make your judgments after.
you mean like how adults are always talking about things and then treat us differently all of a sudden and just some random things that adults treat us weird for just cuase were kids... its not right... basically, im against it.
if your friend is one day older than you, he knows one day more than you! ( I hope you understand it )
I think its reasonable to judge people by their age up until a certain point. After adolescence, maturity really starts to show in those who possess it. You can tell the immature ones too. It really comes off in how you come across through communication. It's all they are up until a certain point, but no, its not all we are.
Wow thanx for the complement! Looks like my rank is Stupid! :yup: Awesome!!Revenge will be sweet.... > BTW:I get A's and B's sooo Powee!