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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spinachcat" data-source="post: 4783998" data-attributes="member: 37588">I have seen many similiar comments from other 35+ year olds and I am not surprised.   The neurological capacity for learning diminishes as people age.   Not for everyone, but certainly for most.  It's not that grognards are stupid, not at all, but certainly human biology is playing a huge factor.   You see it in the workplace all the time with the age gaps correlating to employee ability to adjust to new technology.   I know the easy thing is to blame 4e, but I have seen pre-teens and teenagers quickly grasp the game and not have the gameplay problems of older gamers.  Fortunately, studies have shown that older people can grasp new concepts just fine, but the learning curve does not come as naturally as before and now requires more attention, focus and effort.</blockquote>