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    "Generals are always ready to fight the last war"

    Age does bring wisdom, but it also brings other things, such as an inability to change, dogmatic views and a belief that one is wiser than is the case. WW1 is a great example of the inability of those in charge to see what modern warfare was - I'd bet not a single man in the trenches had any great store for cavalry.

    Innovation is usually the remit of the young, who can see new ways of doing things. They are also better at altering things for new uses.

    As the world moves on faster, the pace at which knowledge is eroded increases. My father has less experience with many things today than I do as I use them more and started doing so earlier. Many of the things that we is far more familiar with are not in use.

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