Adults derive their power solely from having their opinions valued more due to their bodily age.

Showing respect to the elderly just because they are physically old is nonsense. Adults derive their power solely from having their opinions valued more simply due to their bodily age. If they weren’t seen as adults, if this authority weren’t given to them, they would instantly stop becoming one. If children were to stop listening to them, how could they possibly enjoy going around injecting their personal propaganda everywhere, playing the role of a “been-through-a-lot tough guy”?