"Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows."
David T. Wolf
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This suggests what; that naivete could be substituted for not being experienced and one must always be cynical once experienced?
God I hope not but I do get the generalization.
The older I get the harder I am to convince that something new will be good. I think that is so for good reason; because I have learned to more carefully consider new ideas rather than just blindly accepting them.
But is that always the case?
How (do) you balance the need to be open to new things while at the same time critically analyzing your options?
God I hope not but I do get the generalization.
The older I get the harder I am to convince that something new will be good. I think that is so for good reason; because I have learned to more carefully consider new ideas rather than just blindly accepting them.
But is that always the case?
How (do) you balance the need to be open to new things while at the same time critically analyzing your options?
