also if the current rich people are any indication they will refuse to learn anything in all of that time and make the world run on assumptions that are not only long disproved but weren't even taken seriously now
Wisdom doesn't come from age, it comes from living an examined life - taking/seeking knowledge from your own experiences and others. Which sounds simple, something that every human likely does, but that is not the case.
With enough money/power one can delusionally assert their will on others/world until they run out of money - or life.
"To Thine Own Self Be True" from Polonius's speech in Hamlet is a good line on living the examined life, but the rest of the speech has some bangers as well.
also if the current rich people are any indication they will refuse to learn anything in all of that time and make the world run on assumptions that are not only long disproved but weren't even taken seriously now
Wisdom doesn't come from age, it comes from living an examined life - taking/seeking knowledge from your own experiences and others. Which sounds simple, something that every human likely does, but that is not the case.
With enough money/power one can delusionally assert their will on others/world until they run out of money - or life.
"To Thine Own Self Be True" from Polonius's speech in Hamlet is a good line on living the examined life, but the rest of the speech has some bangers as well.
https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/to-thine-own-self-be-true/
Polonius also taught me that mobled is good