I was more ignorant when I was younger, but at the same time, times change, and what older people experienced may not apply anymore. I'm speaking about people in general, not activist people specifically, but how do I distinguish between the gems and the crap of what older people say? Sometimes older people think that they know more than younger people just because they are older, but a lot of the “wisdom” that older people gave me were ignorant and based on their privilege (e.g., white teachers telling me about how Asian families work), or based on their ignorance about changing technology, etc.