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Traditional ideas from older people about the way to live and behave are not helpful to young people and their futures. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#people #futures
It’s argued that of
long standing
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 claims of elderly
people
 about the way to live and behave
are
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 not beneficial anymore to juveniles,
therefore
, young
adults
 generally
opt out
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 of giving their ears to older
people
’s advice. I firmly believe that there is a defensible basis for
this
 argument
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 since the world which elderly
people
 knew has altered so much and they are struggling to catch new trends and concepts.
First
 and foremost, it’s obvious that young
adults
 usually have more braveness in their spirits than
adults
 and they tend to seek their passions even in tough positions more luckily.
Hence
, they’re more enthusiastic to take risks and learn from them. Much as
this
 fact sometimes leads them to be careless individuals, juveniles still evaluate challenging situations with an optimistic as well as
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 approach in order to learn from their errors and commence again. Most
of
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elderly
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people
 do not follow the latest trends of business models or lifestyles,
besides
 their actions and future plans are profoundly pertaining to their previous experiences and past beliefs so that they are not acting so willingly as young
people
 to venture
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new project and adapt their lives to new lifestyle models. In most cases, it goes without saying that juveniles have gained more knowledge than many
adults
 and older
people
 these days, especially in the fields of technology and finance on the grounds that using the internet more effectively. To sum up, I personally opine that many traditional approaches of older
people
 about life and future have become invalid anymore so that the advice they give younger
people
 are a far way from being helpful.
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  • Traditional values
  • Adaptation
  • Innovation
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Timeless values
  • Modern challenges
  • Competitive
  • Hard work
  • Perseverance
  • Compliance
  • Suppression of creativity
  • Individuality
  • Progressive thinking
  • Wisdom
  • Elders
  • Past mistakes
  • Foundation
  • Community
  • Technology
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