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Comment author: jhuffman 08 December 2011 06:58:48PM 0 points [-]

Also we do not know for sure that it is their age itself that creates more inflexibility of opinion. Many people in this age group are retired and consequently do not have as many social interactions outside of their in-groups.

Comment author: lessdazed 09 December 2011 08:31:14AM 0 points [-]

Also we do not know for sure that it is their age itself that creates more inflexibility of opinion.

I'm not sure what is meant by "inflexibility of opinion," but for many possible concepts that would apply much more to the young than the old, and perhaps to the middle aged least of all.