It seems to be that the older you get the less you want to hang out with people younger than you, I'm sure most of you know this, but the thing is, as you get older the level of respect for younger members of society I believe, goes down because of the following reasons. (remember this though, Society is similar to a tribe of indians, we have our warriors (army) our "witch-doctors" (scientists) and our tribe members (you and me) elders (wise men) and our leader (president)) it seems that humans tend to stick to their ancestral ways but in a more modern and thought to be "civilized" manner of life, now here is my list of reasons as to why adults seem to lose this respect (from my point of view.)
1. Levels of maturity. 2. As I said earlier, you are an "elder" of the tribe, or a wise person but the downside is, you may think your wise, but you are still only in your 20's 30's =) you have a lot of mistakes left to learn.(so do I) 3. You were troubled growing up. (maybe) 4. You were treated the same way so it makes you think it's o.k. too.
I know how I am referring to society (weird huh?) but it has occurred to me a lot that we are still only human and we have different parts of our brain that affect our actions, which still make us violent and somewhat mean and insecure, if you notice mens actions towards women that would be the reptile part of your brain taking over, which causes you to become........More violent! Yes, I know that it seems weird that we have a reptile part of your brain but that is just another word for your primal instinct (not saying we are primates, I believe in god, not evolution) but The thing I believe is this "retile" part of humans brains, if you will, causes us as humans to become more violent to our younger members to society because as the young members of the "tribe" grow up to be competition, if you disagree try watching animal planet and watch some lions duke it out, trust me, this just seems to me how things are and we cannot change that, basically what I am saying is older people on AG respect your younger members and respect people outside on the street and it's also kind of an informational post also on my beliefs on our "rimal" instincts, so feel free to discuss this topic further and if you agree/disagree list reasons why you agree/disagree.
I think the "respect your elders" ethos in society is take for granted sometimes to mean old people get a free run of the place everyone must respect each other. This will let people of all ages get on rather than pushing them apart.
So many fallacies, so little time... Anyway. Let me explain something to you. There are many fundamental differences between children, teens, and adults. This is mainly because of development that occurs in the brain during a period of time known as "adolesence." The changes that occur, put simply, are as follows: During the stages of childhood, a part of the brain known as the amygdala governs behavior. The amygdala is, among other things, the emotional center of the brain. This is why children do not have he higher reasoning capabilities possessed by adults. Because their brains are governed by the part that controls, as you put it, "rimal instinct." As children age and move through the adolescent stage, the amygdala is phased out by the frontal lobe. This part of the brain controls logic and reasoning functions. Once an individual reaches adulthood (around the age of 25), their brain is fully developed and they possess the logic skills that are not available to children and teens. That is why we appear to have better judgement than you. most of the things that you mentioned would contribute to how people develop as individuals, and how their behavior is effected at all stages of development. You see, we don't become reptile beast men when we grow up. We just gain higher logic functions. As to the issue of "respect," that is an entirely different issue. Respect is not something that is given out to everybody, at least not by me. It has quite little to do with age and more to do with personal behavior. If you behave well and treat others nicely, you have my respect. If not, you don't. It's as simple as that.
It is natural to associate with people of the same age as you as they are most likely to be the friends you have grown up with. As you get older you also do different things that you cant do when you're younger, eg go out to pubs/clubs/bars. Also older people are generally more mature than young people, that isnt to say it gives them the right to treat young people like crap, but of course that will lead to divisions between the two groups.
I know, I was basically just saying, Adults may be more mature but I am saying treat other members of your "tribe" or society or w/e kindly, not necessarily with respect, i suppose you misunderstood me in some way, but thats what i was basically trying to say and thank you for the lecture on the development stages ubertuna, haha.
It's elitism and "face". Adults are embarrassed and sometimes may be instigated of why they hang out with other children. Also, adults may have a superiority complex over younger members of the community. I know that being 17 now, I look back at all the stupid things I did when I was 12 and therefore I think I am better than all 12 year old. Also, the new movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the boy is born old and grows young but he gains wisdom. Wisdom over age I guess. An immature 17 year old versus may have less resolve than an intelligent 12 year old.
Adults are embarrassed and sometimes may be instigated of why they hang out with other children. Also, adults may have a superiority complex over younger members of the community. I know that being 17 now
When you're 26 instead of 17 you will realise that this is only something you could have said when you were 17.
