Stop comparing myself to others is giving up like an old man? That's being slightly saner, not older. Young people and old people alike judge themselves a lot regardless of age, and they give up on things a lot, too. [Time to tease back.] Haven't you given up some stuff, Ryokuryuu? Does that make you younger or older?
Now it makes me curious how bad it was to be considered a "slaughter" but anyway... Zeno's not that great of a storyteller, and some flights of fancy sound similar to lies or fairy tales.