[anthonypasq]

Its simply true that the average person you talk to is going to be ...average. Or you could listen to John Carmack on a 5 hour podcast. This warps your perception of what the people around you can offer you.

I think younger people have maybe thrown the baby out with the bathwater, and you need some discernment on whose advice you can value and trust. But ive just been in many situations in my life where ive asked for advice and its just been total shit.

"Wisdom of the elders" is overrated when society changes so rapidly, and not all the adults you know are the insightful village shaman.

I recall asking my grandfather what is was like to live through the JFK assassination and just recieving something to the effect of "oh yeah that was crazy and bad, i remember seeing it on the news." follow up questions produced no further insight. So you come to the conclusion, why bother with that when you can just read a book about the topic.