The old aren't really smarter than the young in terms of sheer brainpower. It's just that we've already made the kinds of mistakes that the young are about to make and we've already suffered the consequences the young are going to suffer if they disregard

The old aren't really smarter than the young in terms of sheer brainpower. It's just that we've already made the kinds of mistakes that the young are about to make and we've already suffered the consequences the young are going to suffer if they disregard the record of the past.