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* ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'': The eternally-youthful elf queen tries throwing her TimeAbyss status at Granny Weatherwax, who is an old woman and much younger than the queen. Granny counters that sure, the queen's lived a long time, but [[ImmortalImmaturity hasn't spent any of that time learning or growing stronger]].

** Dwarf Slayers who increase in experience actually lose self-respect despite the ever-tougher foes they've killed (from Trollslayer to Giantslayer to Dragonslayer to Daemonslayer) because a Slayer is ''supposed'' [[HonourableWarriorsDeath to die in battle against a giant ugly monster]] [[DeathSeeker to atone for some past failure]]. That said, older and more experienced Slayers often tend to attract younger and less experienced ones; not because they look towards his wisdom as a better chance of staying alive, of course, but because they are hoping that whatever kills the elder Slayer will give them a worthy Doom in the process (in-game, higher-tier Slayers can join units of Trollslayers as officers; Trollslayers are the ''only'' unit senior Slayers can join at all because regular dwarfs don't find [[TheExile exiled]] {{Death Seeker}}s to be proper 'officer material' no matter how bad they've been at getting themselves killed up to that point).

** Dwarf Slayers who increase in experience actually lose self-respect despite the ever-tougher foes they've killed (from Trollslayer to Giantslayer to Dragonslayer to Daemonslayer) because a Slayer is ''supposed'' to die in battle against a giant ugly monster to atone for some past failure.

* ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'':
-->Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say "I'm older than you, and must know better." And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.
:: (The Lory is a caricature of Alice's elder sister Lorina).

* Seen at different points in ''Series/BandOfBrothers''

* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Archer 2, [[spoiler: better known as Gilgamesh]], contains the prototypes of all the treasures in the world in his Noble Phantasm, on top of [[spoiler: being the oldest known hero and king]]. Naturally, he loves endlessly boasting his greatness. Although he's so powerful he can back it up, mind you, this makes him an unpleasantly arrogant, egotistical, narcissistic, and self-centered bastard that very few actually tolerate. [[spoiler: Gets even better when people like Shirou Emiya and Saber (King Arthur), who existed after his time, still best him in battle in certain routes.]]

--> '''Trunks:''' "Why...? How...?!"\\
'''Cell:''' "Because you're ''green''."\\
'''Trunks:''' "Wait, you mean...?"\\
'''Cell:''' "No, not [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation green like me]], you idiot. As in, you're a novice, an amateur. You're surrounded by [[BloodKnight fighters who have seen more action in a week]] than you've seen in your entire life! Hell, at your age, [[KidHero Goku had defeated an entire army, several demons, and sent a rabbit to the moon!"]]\\
'''Trunk:''' "Did...Did you make that last one up?"[[note]]He did not.[[/note]]

* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} and the Way of the Weasel'' by Creator/ScottAdams contains a letter from a reader who describes a meeting where the longest-serving employee at the company took it over and demanded that the project be done in a particular way because he had "experience". He was disinvited from further meetings.

** David Webster is given the brush off when he returns to Easy Company because he missed the entirety of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge. He makes things worse by trying to explain that his recovery after being wounded in a German counter-offensive, since other wounded troopers would sneak out of hospitals and risk punishment[[note]]since they were technically AWOL[[/note]] to fight alongside their buddies.

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While experience does matter, there is a thing called a "learning/experience curve." At some point, depending on the topic, two individuals will obtain the same amount of knowledge, and the rate at which they do can and will vary. Furthermore, sufficient research heralds an understanding of a matter that he or she may not (or cannot because SocietyMarchesOn) experience. It's even better if there are means to go back (i.e. [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes the tapes kept circulating]] or there is a [[TimeTravel time machine]]) to get the authentic experience.

* In the first Paul Merton episode of ''Series/Room101, Nick Hancock wanted to put "people who don't know how to argue" in Room 101, specifically his parents. Apparently, his dad's response to any argument was "When you're as old as I am, you'll know that's not true." (His mum's was "Well, I'll be dead soon.")

* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'':

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': One of the (many) reasons the Eldar are hated by the Imperium is because they believe themselves the only ones smart or experienced enough to deal with Chaos. While it is true that humans fall to Chaos with depressing regularity, the Eldar screw up just as often due to following an uncertain prophecy, and the fact that they're a VestigialEmpire (due in large part to actually spawning a Chaos god through millennia of sadistic hedonism) has done nothing to curb their arrogance, and many a Chaos incursion or daemonic summoning has succeeded in spite or because of their interference.

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* ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'': The reason why protagonist Billy Beane has such a hard time building a new team with the gutted budget of the Oakland A's is because most of his scouts and advisors are old men who stubbornly refuse to change their way of thinking. In one meeting, Beane tries to make a logical argument about why their methods won't work, only to be told that there's a "lot of experience and wisdom in this room" that he needs to be quiet and listen to. One of them even confronts him later when Beane continues to ignore their advice in favor of the statistics of his Assistant General Manager, Pete.

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} and the Way of the Weasel'' by Creator/ScottAdams contains a letter from a reader who describes a meeting where the longest-serving employee at the company took it over and demanded that the project be done in a particular way, because he had "experience". He was disinvited from further meetings.

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** Dwarf Slayers who increase in experience actually lose self-respect despite the ever-tougher foes they've killed (from Trollslayer to Giantslayer to Dragonslayer to Daemonslayer), because a Slayer is ''supposed'' to die in battle against a giant ugly monster to atone for some past failure.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': One of the (many) reasons the Eldar are hated by the Imperium is because they believe themselves the only ones smart or experienced enough to deal with Chaos. While it is true that humans fall to Chaos with depressing regularity, the Eldar screw up just as often due to following an uncertain prophecy, and the fact that they're a VestigialEmpire (due in large part to actually spawning a Chaos god through millenia of sadistic hedonism) has done nothing to curb their arrogance, and many a Chaos incursion or daemonic summoning has succeeded in spite or because of their interference.

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-->-- '''Granny Weatherwax''' to the elf queen, ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies''

* ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'': The eternally-youthful elf queen tries throwing her TimeAbyss status at Granny Weatherwax, who is an old woman and much younger than the queen. Granny counters that sure, the queen's lived a long time, but [[ImmortalImmaturity hasn't spent any of that time learning or growing stronger]].

Elitists tend to invoke this trope for better or worse. This can lead to such reactions like WeWantOurJerkBack, ILikedItBetterWhenItSucked, or ItsPopularNowItSucks.

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Both the hardworking everyman and the TalentedButTrained will ''never'' use this trope as an excuse. They will often state they are "still learning".

* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Archer 2, [[spoiler: better known as Gilgamesh]], contains the prototypes of all the treasures in the world in his Noble Phantasm, on top of [[spoiler: being the oldest known hero and king]]. Naturally, he loves endlessly boasting his greatness. Although he's so powerful he can back it up, mind you, this makes him an unpleasantly arrogant, egotistical, narcissistic, and self-centered bastard that very few actually tolerate. [[spoiler: Gets even better when people like Shirou Emiya and Saber (King Arthur), who existed after his time, still best him in battle in certain routes.]]

* ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'': The eternally-youthful elf queen tries throwing her TimeAbyss status at Granny Weatherwax, who is an old woman and much younger than the queen. Granny counters that sure, the queen's lived a long time, but hasn't spent any of that time learning or growing stronger.

* A source of conflict in ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember''. Nigel Powers has been a secret agent for far longer than his son Austin, which makes him arrogant and snooty. Austin is far greener in the field (even taking into account that he was put in suspended animation from 1967 to 1997), but he has a lot more common sense and is friendlier than Nigel.

-->''"What don't die can't live. What don't live can't learn."''
-->--'''Granny Weatherwax''' to the elf queen, ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies''

* A source of conflict in ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember''. Nigel Powers has been a secret agent for far longer than his son Austin, which makes him arrogant and snooty. Austin is far greener in the field (even taking into account that he was put in suspended animation from 1967 to 1997), but he has alot more common sense and is friendlier than Nigel.

* In ''VisualNight/FateStayNight'', Archer 2, [[spoiler: better known as Gilgamesh]], contains the prototypes of all the treasures in the world in his Noble Phantasm, on top of [[spoiler: being the oldest known hero and king]]. Naturally, he loves endlessly boasting his greatness. Although he's so powerful he can back it up, mind you, this makes him an unpleasantly arrogant, egotistical, narcissistic, and self-centered bastard that very few actually tolerate. [[spoiler: Gets even better when people like Shirou Emiya and Saber (King Arthur), who existed after his time, still best him in battle in certain routes.]]