My Theory of Intellectual Sediment
March 18, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Everyone has an age limit they pass after which they can no longer be objective. At that age limit, they become apologists for causes, rigid, pedantic, willfully ignorant, propagandist and, often and perhaps inevitably insufferable.
Just give up on those individuals and focus any change-making conversation on those who can still be reasoned with.
I believe the average age for this rigidity, this sudden coagulation of thought, this hardening of the simple logic arteries is around 20. I’m open to negotiation on this figure.
Examples of issues that become non-negotiable:
- Corruption at the state levels
- Homophobia
- Parenting styles
- The worth of unions
- Party partisanship
And fighting in hockey.
Just wait for those people to die. They are not worth the energy.
(there are many who pass this age without much problem and are quite enjoyable to have discussions with)
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