A quick response to your comment above: "Oh lord, I don't even watch the Daily Show and Conan which seem to be mindless trite that other people watch. Heck I don't even know what these shows are."
A friendly warning: be wary of thinking yourself superior to others, especially intellectually, or assuming that calling something "mindless trite" (or tripe) makes you smart. What makes you smart is your own knowledge, not whether you can put various forms of entertainment down.
I'm a grad student and have been teaching freshmen for the last two years, some of whom have the know-it-all disease that you might be manifesting. If you haven't watched The Last Lecture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo , do so. Notice the part where Randy tells the story of a mentor telling him, "If people perceive you as arrogant, you won't be able to accomplish what you want to accomplish." I would say the same to you, especially with comments like this:
"You have yet to demonstrate actual evidence of adults having the proper wisdom," which is a) vacuous and b) will make people think less of you.
Anyway, you'll likely perceive my comment as a) demonstrating my inferior intelligence or b) hostile to you. I make it anyway out of hope rather than expectation.
A friendly warning: be wary of thinking yourself superior to others, especially intellectually, or assuming that calling something "mindless trite" (or tripe) makes you smart. What makes you smart is your own knowledge, not whether you can put various forms of entertainment down.
Why the hell are you trying to pyscho-analyze me? Alright, I made a dumb comment and will try to avoid that in the future.
"You have yet to demonstrate actual evidence of adults having the proper wisdom," which is a) vacuous and b) will make people think less of you.
Lady and gentleman, this is called an appeal to authority. Calling my comment stupid and dumb isn't addressing the issue. Demonstrate why it is dumb and stupid.
Anyway, you'll likely perceive my comment as a) demonstrating my inferior intelligence or b) hostile to you. I make it anyway out of hope rather than expectation.
Well I don't know what to think about this. I respect some adults, and know that I am not most experienced person in the world, don't know everything, and can be wrong. However, I won't be tricked by logical fallacies.
You know, I actually think beyond "HAHAHA, I am superior" steps sometime. Not alway successful mind you, but enough to meta-analyze myself.
An appeal to authority doesn't mean the claimed authority is wrong. It's just a weak (non-rigorous) form of argument.
I used to scoff at people who'd say "you can't understand X because you haven't lived it." I'd counter that a) I'm smart, and b) I have a good imagination. The thing is, as I've gained experience, I've realized that while I was correct in a very narrow sense, I was also missing something important.
If you're smart, and you can learn from experience, you're unlikely to think in 20 years as you do now, on a whole range of issues. It's a very interesting process to go through, if you're paying attention. The effect is real.
You have yet to demonstrate actual evidence of adults having the proper wisdom.
They only experience life only once after all.