Lie, Cheat, Steal: High School ethics surveyed

Invoyable
Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:43:40 +0000

Invoyable: I don’t think that he/she was saying that you are inferior because you are younger, simply that you are NOT on equal footing as an adult because you have simply reached a certain age.

Maybe this is not true about you, but in general kids around the 18-20 age think that they are on equal footing as adults simply because they are so sheltered and haven’t been out in the real world. They think that their accomplishments match up with that of real adults because they haven’t actually lived on their own had to deal with real-world issues.

Experience AND wisdom/intelligence are important, not one or the other. Kids around 18 range very rarely have both of these while adults usually do.

I realize that I have a hell of a lot to learn from the old folks and having been out in the real world it’s pretty interesting seeing some of the same kids who think that “I’m 18-21 and an ADULT and know everything” get eaten alive.

I understand, and I always skim posts so I may have disregarded her intentions.

There are kids that think they know everything while they lack total experience, but also there are many that are far from such.