This world is designed to favor the elderly. Gaining experience through trial and error first means that you have a competitive advantage over latecomers. It also occupies an advantageous position in social organization. This is the advantage that arises from being the first to start. However, the statement that 1 plus 1 equals 2 can be understood without any experience; it serves as an analytic proposition that can be known by reason compared to the aforementioned experiential proposition. In other words, in the realm of analytic propositions, the advantage of being older does not hold much weight. The world needs both experiential propositions and analytic propositions, but experience is not always essential. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”
The philosopher Aristotle stated, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” If the repetition of an action is a ‘habit,’ then this ‘habit’ emphasizes the connection between the actions. For instance, if you consistently drink coffee after a meal, it suggests that the preceding ‘meal’ holds more significance than the coffee. In contrast, the connection of coffee following that meal is essential. Even if you cannot drink coffee, you can survive; however, if you cannot eat, your survival is at risk. Meals are important, and they take precedence over coffee. In other words, for an action to be repeated, the persistence and repeatability vary based on the priority of the actions that occur before and after the habit. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”