User blog comment:Weavillain/How Far Should Character Development Go?/@comment-4618045-20170730212126/@comment-4618045-20170730235211

@AustinDR Age can be a factor because it can attribute certain behavior to immaturity and innocence rather than being raised on bad advice or doing something to fulfill a long term goal. Lori and Lola are both selfish, but can you really say that puts them on an equal playing (even when you neglect the features that make them unique)? In my opinion, Lori's selfishness makes her harder to like because since she's the oldest, you would expect that she has the maturity to temper her own ambitions (it is much more like a character flaw in Lori's case). In "No Such Luck", both Luna and Lana believed that Lincoln was bad luck, however Lana is easier to forgive because since she has less worldly experience, she's more likely to buy into superstition.

Now while you don't have to like the younger characters more, you should at least take a step back when evaluating them critically. Age (or lack thereof) can explain a lot about why certain characters act the way they do, even if you may not like them per se