The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by epolanski on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @03:54AM (#42929907)

Interestingly, I see it the other way.

Young people tend to be more ideological and ready to fight for what they care. The older you get, the more problems you have (bills, health, children, etc) the less you care imho.

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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by c22 on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @06:52AM (#42931201)

The older you get the more discerning you become around what is worth caring about.

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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by tartoran on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @10:14AM (#42933336)

I think there's a middle ground. Very young people are inexperienced but old people are also manipulable too. Probably the most fruitful average ages for doing the right thing are between 40 and 65. I think there are a lot more exceptions for older people than younger ones.

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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by butlike on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @10:24AM (#42949761)

To put your sentiment a different way: The older you get, the more you realize you're a surgeon who should potentially only 'cut once.'

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