I am 18.
It’s possible that older individuals, having studied objectivism when Ayn Rand was still alive, prefer direct information to the “middleman” information typical to forums.
For example, when I was fifteen, I spent and inordinate amount of time on a forum for chess aficionados. After two years I learned that I had learned all that was possible for me to learn about basic chess structure, I then moved on to directly studying world champion games, learning about strategy and form from reading chess logs. I never go to that forum anymore, I have learned how to directly observe, rather that learn through an intermediary.
I am very interested in nofearnolimits' comments. I often feel like my arguments are cast aside, not for logical reasons, but simple because of who I am. Interestingly enough, it ties into the discussion about poll results. As Ayn Rand has already pointed out, there is no collective conscience or identity, but I believe that there are common attributes. We understand this; it is the basis of our experience. We know that men do not generally fly without a vehicle and that birds generally do. We know that by observing many men and many birds. We also, by the same tool, recognize that young males, especially if they own a red sports car (like me) are liable to be a sign of trouble, and that the majority of teenagers are irresponsible and illogical. There is really only one thing I can say to that, and that is this. Penguins don’t fly. A common attribute is a potential specific attribute, but it does not have to be. Answer in ability, not in words.
