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CRussel · 07-25-2018, 05:41 PM

And today's attitudes towards elders in a small town in the USA are NOT the same as the attitudes of a 1920's 12 year old's in a small town in the USA, nor should we try to extrapolate from today's attitudes (IF I even accept that you are correct about it, which I don't without some scientific evidence.) My point, which you apparently missed, is that a view that venerates elders and their knowledge is FAR from uncommon. And certainly doesn't detract from the story.

07-25-2018, 05:41 PM	#63
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,300 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	And today's attitudes towards elders in a small town in the USA are NOT the same as the attitudes of a 1920's 12 year old's in a small town in the USA, nor should we try to extrapolate from today's attitudes (IF I even accept that you are correct about it, which I don't without some scientific evidence.) My point, which you apparently missed, is that a view that venerates elders and their knowledge is FAR from uncommon. And certainly doesn't detract from the story.