There is a growing tendency to seek advice from older, instead of younger people. In my opinion, this is prudent because older people are less narcissistic and have more mature viewpoints.
Recent research has confirmed the suspicion that our seniors are less self-involved. Just as children begin as complete narcissists incapable of feeling empathy, young people must also work through trauma, hurtful pride and delusions to become healthy. When you get a job, work as part of a team, form friendships and have lovers, you will naturally uncover your unhealthy drives and slowly replace them with socially constructive ones. This expanded confidence and self-growth allows you to truly listen to what others are saying and be capable of giving sound advice disentangled from personal insecurities.
The other reason that older people give better advice is that they have opinions shaped through years of experience. Young people tend to be more idealistic and less willing to consider what is pragmatic. If an individual has had a family, they will have to navigate work/life balance issues, raising a child, intimacy, and financial obstacles. They will develop coping mechanisms and methods to deal with these problems and be able to pass them on to anyone in search of guidance. Young people could give similar advice, but since it is not based on experience and has not been tested, it is less likely to be effective.
In conclusion, a settled temperament and experience are the factors that favour the counsel of older people. As young people become old people, it is increasingly likely they will see the veracity of this.
There is a growing tendency to seek
advice
from
older
,
instead
of younger
people
. In my opinion, this is prudent
because
older
people
are
less
narcissistic and have more mature viewpoints.
Recent research has confirmed the suspicion that our seniors are
less
self-involved.
Just
as children
begin
as complete narcissists incapable of feeling empathy,
young
people
must
also
work through trauma, hurtful pride and delusions to become healthy. When you
get
a job, work as part of a team, form friendships and have lovers, you will
naturally
uncover your unhealthy drives and
slowly
replace them with
socially
constructive ones. This expanded confidence and self-growth
allows
you to
truly
listen to what others are saying and be capable of giving sound
advice
disentangled from personal insecurities.
The other reason that
older
people
give better
advice
is that they have opinions shaped through years of experience.
Young
people
tend to be more idealistic and
less
willing to consider what is pragmatic. If an individual has had a family, they will
have to
navigate work/life balance issues, raising a child, intimacy, and financial obstacles. They will develop coping mechanisms and methods to deal with these problems and be able to pass them on to anyone in search of guidance.
Young
people
could give similar
advice
,
but
since it is not based on experience and has not been
tested
, it is
less
likely to be effective.
In conclusion
, a settled temperament and experience are the factors that
favour
the counsel of
older
people
. As
young
people
become
old
people
, it is
increasingly
likely they will
see
the veracity of this.