When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell
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Lolwut? Whoever makes such an argument clearly isn't fit for voting regardless of the biological age.
Date: 2023-01-19
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Kyle
I'm surprised there wasn't more of a talk about sociology and society's expectations on children because adulthood is a social thing more than a physical thing.
There are a lot of societal markers that influence biological development, most notably when girls starts taking birth control. Cognition and physical development are heavily influenced by environmental factors. Given that teenagers are often sleep deprived, we don't know if the lack of impulse control is due to a lack of sleep, their stage in development, or both. We also don't know how much of it is a construct of our current educational system, such in middle school begins to place heavy emphasis on conformity, position in social hierarchy, and obedience to authority.
There may also be a problem with how parents communicate their emotions to children at different stages of development. Concern and anger tend to go together when expressed to teenagers because parents tend to be angry at teenagers for putting themselves in danger, but also concerned for their wellbeing.
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I'm surprised there wasn't more of a talk about sociology and society's expectations on children because adulthood is a social thing more than a physical thing.
There are a lot of societal markers that influence biological development, most notably when girls starts taking birth control. Cognition and physical development are heavily influenced by environmental factors. Given that teenagers are often sleep deprived, we don't know if the lack of impulse control is due to a lack of sleep, their stage in development, or both. We also don't know how much of it is a construct of our current educational system, such in middle school begins to place heavy emphasis on conformity, position in social hierarchy, and obedience to authority.
There may also be a problem with how parents communicate their emotions to children at different stages of development. Concern and anger tend to go together when expressed to teenagers because parents tend to be angry at teenagers for putting themselves in danger, but also concerned for their wellbeing.
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Ajay
as you said there is no consensus on when a human brain attains maturity and per person variety further muddies the topic
a wiser decision would then be to err on the cautious side and raise the ages in cases where abuse of responsibility is likely gonna be a problem, get a form of epistocracy to further reduce the chance of idiocy in decisions.
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as you said there is no consensus on when a human brain attains maturity and per person variety further muddies the topic
a wiser decision would then be to err on the cautious side and raise the ages in cases where abuse of responsibility is likely gonna be a problem, get a form of epistocracy to further reduce the chance of idiocy in decisions.
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Seve
For me the age was 25. I was always embarrassed of who I was the previous year until age 26 (meaning I was fine with age 25 me. I still had more maturing to do, but I'm 31 now and I still wouldn't mind hanging with 25 year old me. I could give 25 year old me advice and he would listen. 24 and prior I was hopeless lol.
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For me the age was 25. I was always embarrassed of who I was the previous year until age 26 (meaning I was fine with age 25 me. I still had more maturing to do, but I'm 31 now and I still wouldn't mind hanging with 25 year old me. I could give 25 year old me advice and he would listen. 24 and prior I was hopeless lol.
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StegaKnight
i think the voting age should be 25 or more because the older you are the more likey that person knows who to vote for and not vote like oh this ones more this and that rather then them voting like oh this one going to make life more ez to live in
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i think the voting age should be 25 or more because the older you are the more likey that person knows who to vote for and not vote like oh this ones more this and that rather then them voting like oh this one going to make life more ez to live in
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Timon
Following the logic of different brain regions fully developing at different ages, would it be more beneficial to have other age requirements to gain certain rights in society? For example, you can drive at 16 and buy alcohol at 21.
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Following the logic of different brain regions fully developing at different ages, would it be more beneficial to have other age requirements to gain certain rights in society? For example, you can drive at 16 and buy alcohol at 21.
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Vi
then to solve this issue of Voting competentcy, just give to test for each category of competency of a set minimum so that we have a license to vote instead of having to rely on an arbitrary number that doesn't prove our adulthood.
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then to solve this issue of Voting competentcy, just give to test for each category of competency of a set minimum so that we have a license to vote instead of having to rely on an arbitrary number that doesn't prove our adulthood.
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ayush
this is a question i don't really want answered i am 24 i won't be able to justify my spending's on games and my love of waifu but still unable to talk to a real women as well as my anti social behavior
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this is a question i don't really want answered i am 24 i won't be able to justify my spending's on games and my love of waifu but still unable to talk to a real women as well as my anti social behavior
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Akka
0: 54 which is why age based voting is a joke and there should be a test before every vote, to determine if you actually know what you are voting about or are just doing what the media tells you to.
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0: 54 which is why age based voting is a joke and there should be a test before every vote, to determine if you actually know what you are voting about or are just doing what the media tells you to.
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Noah
If you pay taxes, you should be allowed to vote. Either people below the voting age need to be fully exempt from all forms of taxation, or the minimum voting age should be abolished entirely.
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If you pay taxes, you should be allowed to vote. Either people below the voting age need to be fully exempt from all forms of taxation, or the minimum voting age should be abolished entirely.
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Demetrius900000
So if I'm 30 and my life was spent reading and playing games and as a result I get low paying jobs - my brain is wired to that and I can't change my life much?
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So if I'm 30 and my life was spent reading and playing games and as a result I get low paying jobs - my brain is wired to that and I can't change my life much?
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Sonia s
Well according to me the best way to decide is to keep tests to check a person's maturity for certain tasks and then if they pass they get that certain privilege
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Well according to me the best way to decide is to keep tests to check a person's maturity for certain tasks and then if they pass they get that certain privilege
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tada
Well according to me the best way to decide is to keep tests to check a person's maturity for certain tasks and then if they pass they get that certain privilege
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Well according to me the best way to decide is to keep tests to check a person's maturity for certain tasks and then if they pass they get that certain privilege
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FlyingFree333
Insurance actuarial tables show the majority of people finish mental development at 25. A cutoff based on practical data is the best way to measure it.
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Insurance actuarial tables show the majority of people finish mental development at 25. A cutoff based on practical data is the best way to measure it.
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Paulo
Great video! Amazing production and theme, as always. But I really missed the debate about Minimum Age of Detention and Criminal Responsability on this one.
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Great video! Amazing production and theme, as always. But I really missed the debate about Minimum Age of Detention and Criminal Responsability on this one.
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