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Some people young and old can't stand the internet. My father 56 can run circles around me about anything to do with computers. He listens to current music and the music of his era. I listen to everything but country. Age doesn't define me as a person.

The youth will always say your too old.. the elders will always say your too young. Young and old is relative. A 16 yr old is “old to a 5 yr old. ITs a game that will never end and you can defend it in a great blog post either way! Great read!

Another peeve: I regularly read blog posts, oft written by some of the “famous Top 200 Blogs in SM” group and appalled by the lack of attention to spelling and grammar. And, when asked about it, they pompously respond that they don't have time to spell check their work and, at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter.

Really? My clients wouldn't hire someone who did shoddy work and they flat out insist on working with someone whose attention to detail (including spelling and grammar) is better than their own – after all, that's part of the reason they hire us, isn't it?

I love this post, Gaby, and I hope that some of the young people reading it sit up and take notice. We are a generation of intelligent, ambitious, take-no-prisoners business people and, if they're not careful, if they don't pay attention to some of the “real” lessons we've learned and the “real” ways to properly conduct themselves and business, they might just find themselves without jobs, or clients. One thing I know is true – what goes around in this big world of ours without question comes around. And you definitely get what you give.

Mwah to you, my friend. Keep shaking it up!

Sorry, a little irreverent input …

My point is that, just because we're older, doesn't mean we're dead. Period. The number of posts going up stating things like “If you want to test your website, pick a mom, any mom over fifty will do”, is growing.

Perhaps it has something to do with “kids these days”. If you want to look at it like that, of course that's up to you. But then again, arrogance isn't an attractive trait no matter what age you are, young or old.

Sterotypes stink.

Younger people shouldn't stereotype older people as clueless, over-the-hill technophobes. In fact, those younger people — who are all a bunch of arrogant, anti-social bullshitters to a man — should listen to the wise elders who recognize that their youthful ways are bringing an end to what made civilization function well!

Which strikes me as not only stereotyping, but the stereotypical rant of “kids these days” that seniors have uttered since the dawn of time.

Ouch.

The point I was trying to make is yes, we all bring something to the table it's just unfortunate we can't all do it with grace, humility, and most importantly for the pursuit of knowledge. In conclusion I will add one of my favorite quotes.

” Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” Eleanor Roosevelt US diplomat & reformer (1884 – 1962)
Thanks for your input.

Age is completely irrelevant and just because you're 24 at Harvard studying law does not make you an automatic candidate to revamp the Supreme Court.

Twitter doesn't “do” anything and neither does age unless you activate your brain every single day. Experience is only good if you use it and add to it and integrate it with what you are faced with today.

We can all name 53 years who were co-founders of the world's largest software development companies. Morever, we can also name a few 20 and 30 somethings who launched the three largest social networking websites on the planet.

It's not what you have, it's what you do with it. And the biggest crime we can commit is not paying attention to our imagination.

Look don't get me wrong I am not saying the new generation has nothing to contribute just stop shutting us out. Writing silly things like get an older (50) person to do your usability testing. Do you know what the largest group of users on the top Social media platform are? You would think in their late 20's or mid 30's think again all over “Slightly over 50.” thanks for dropping by.

Many of the smartest people I know are in their 50's and older. For that matter, many of the nicest people I know are older than me… wonder if it's related…

Long story short, we, as the younger generations, have a lot to learn.

Liz, you nailed it on the head. Experience beats smart and clever any day.

Thanks for the great post, Gabriella – Even as a young blood, I agree whole-heartedly with you old guys.

I love new technology, am excited about the future, etc. What gets me the most about all this is that young kids act like we have no reason to join social networks and not enough intelligence left to really know anything. Of course, we “old” techies aren't going to stop – personally, I go to as many tech conventions as I can – but the idea irks me. Plain and simple, ages and genders shouldn't matter – it's the work you put out that counts.

Thank you for this Gabriella!!