Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Take the senior side for instance. Let's say he/she is right 9/10 times because they've seen it all. And take the beginner side, let's say they're wrong 9/10 times because they haven't. There's still that 1/10 and that's called change.
I'm reminded of an observation, and conclusion, that someone probably brighter than I am made: The younger among us will put forth the craziest ideas, because they have no filter, and out of that can come the greatest inventions. The older among us won't allow their imagination to run so wild, out of fear of embarrassing themselves in front of their peers. The biggest disservice you can render is to cause a younger person to stop thinking out loud. When it happens, it tends to stay that way.
I usually come down rather hard on the younger generation, but that gave me pause. In the scientific community, they do say that (and I misquote) if you haven't come up your career-defining idea by the age of 30, you probably never will.