You’re not wrong, but there is also wisdom in age. I’m 37 now, and got in plenty of similar trouble when I was 16-22, simply because my brain literally was not fully developed yet. My impulse control was worse, my consideration of consequences was much less existent, and so on.

I think the reaction is more about wanting some older adults in the room as well, not about having no younger adults in the room.

Younger people always want to knock down Chesterton’s fences whenever they see them; I know, because I was recently young.

But asking the elders why those fences exist is always a good idea; then, knock them down if the issue is resolved. Humility and curiosity are required for that.