So escapists, what age exactly do you have to be for people to stop patronizing you on it

[.No.]

I remember in elementary school, when someone was claiming how much better they were then me because he was one year older. What was funny was that I was actually a year older then him.

 

[katsumoto03]

On the internet? Never.

In real life? How ever old I am when someone tries. I sort that shit out quickly.

 

[Dimitriov]

Step 1: Achieve Immortality
Step 2: Age millions of years
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Ancient Alien Civilization visits Earth just to patronize you specifically.

I actually laughed out loud at this, thank you.

I can just picture it:

Alien: "Hey buddy how's it going? Yeah we just thought we'd stop by to say hi and give you a little encouragement."

You: "Encouragement?"

Alien: Yeah, don't worry about it. You'll figure it all out some day! I remember when I was two million... thought I knew everything. So cheer up, Champ, you're still just a wet-behind-the-ears homo sapiens."

 

[Ham_authority95]

It's situational. Just like the opposite being true.

Examples.

Young people told they don't understand, WHEN:
Young people in school with no job, talking about how parenting can't be that hard.

Old people being told they don't understand, WHEN:
Old people talking about how the gaming industry should be censored while young people saying they don't understand.

A lot of the time, it IS just a case of the inexperienced handing down judgment to those who actually know what they are talking about.

Of course, there are some people who just like being condescending for the hell of it.

Damn, you said it better than I ever could.

As for my own situation, very few people have ever patronized my opinion for my age. Probably because I rarely express my opinion on something that I don't understand.

 

[Alade]

Internet wise? Early twenties. Older friends? Late twenties. Family? Don't expect anything until you have a kid of your own...

 

[Trippy Turtle]

Im fifteen and most people seem to like me until they ask how old i am. I like to think im responsible and intelligent although i do screw up on punctuation a bit.

 

[Ice Car]

I never deny my age, which is 15, but I've seldom had people tell me "You're too young to understand". Although that's probably because I don't poke around in conversations that I don't know anything about/that I AM too young to know about.

In fact, the only responses I usually get are "You're 15?" or "Who cares?". I suppose people expect all people my age to be dumbasses, but not me.

 

[Henrik Moeller]

join the military

 

[Yureina]

I don't look at people's ages. The only time I might think poorly of someone because of their age is if they are acting really immature. Otherwise... chances are I won't even notice.

 

[subfield]

I'd hazard age one.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

140
Then no one can dare tell you that you're to 'young'.

...


Though they may say your old and senile and don't know what you're going on about. Hmm... this is quite pesky.

 

[BringBackBuck]

Step 1: Achieve Immortality
Step 2: Age millions of years
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Ancient Alien Civilization visits Earth just to patronize you specifically.

That is some seriously funny shit.

 

[AnnaIME]

Fifteen years ago I was a girl in my mid-twenties, and part of my job was to teach men twice my age about computers... knowing your stuff doesn't really help when who you are invalidates everything you say in the eyes of your audience.

I don't have that problem much anymore, but when I bought my new cellphone the young sales girl warned me in a clear and calming voice that this new kind of phone didn't have any keys since it was a SMARTPHONE with a TOUCH SCREEN. And that was after I had asked her what version OS it ran. (Yes, dear, but granny's gonna have to have a bit of a lie-down now, with all those big word buzzing in her head.)