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Hard agree. Im 52 and most of my friends average about 30ish. Thing is I can relate, but due to extra time in the game of life, I have made a peace with the challenges younger people still fight with. Still the proximity of youth is a valuable perspective. I treasure my younger friends for this and many other reasons.

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CosmicCleric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Still the proximity of youth is a valuable perspective. I treasure my younger friends for this

“Out of the mouth of babes” is a phrase that is usually associated with very young children speaking to adults, but really it means a younger generation talking to an older generation, and makes a lot of sense to listen to.

New perspectives and new ideas influence and help growth for all.

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- Wolf_359@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I think it’s relative.
  
  But yes it’s valuable. Even at only 30 years old, I often learn from the 8th graders I teach.
  
  Adults overcomplicate things and rationalize bad decisions. All it takes sometimes is one kid with a “naive” outlook to ask, “Why do you hang out with someone you don’t like?”
  
  Then you think, yeah… Why do I?
  
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