Tag Archive: conventional wisdom

Respect Awesomeness, Not Your Elders

Tell me something.  Why should you respect someone because they are old?  That’s silly. Age doesn’t equate to wisdom. Age doesn’t equate to intelligence.  Age doesn’t equate to ANYTHING.  It is simply a count, a number, not worthy of any type of respect.  I respect people who are respectful.  I respect intelligence.  I don’t care…

Conventional Wisdom is Many Times Very Wrong

I am pretty sure conventional wisdom has been passed on for the sole purpose of keeping people in check.  You know, don’t walk into oncoming traffic, don’t shower with poison ivy, don’t poop where you eat, if a cheetah is going to eat you you probably shouldn’t let it, etc.  But conventional wisdom is often…