CaptainMan251@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 16 days agoMost adults are just big children with better spatial awarenessmessage-squaremessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down16
arrow-up1249arrow-down1message-squareMost adults are just big children with better spatial awarenessCaptainMan251@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square55linkfedilink
minus-squarebloogoose@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·16 days agoHumans think we transform into an “adult” at some point, but that sort of maturing is 100% a social construct.
minus-squarearin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·16 days agoAdult basically means being able to reproduce offspring. Not intelligence related, thats being able to graduate in school.
minus-squareRawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agoI wouldn’t even consider graduating in school as a sign of intelligence. It sure helps to be intelligent, but it’s not necessary.
minus-squareVirtvirt588@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 days agoThere are many definitions of ‘adult’; in this case, you’re talking about biological adulthood - the period where the person turns sexually mature.
minus-squareHrabiaVulpeslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·14 days agoMany people in history did this at what, 16? Not officially an adult in most countries.
minus-squarearin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoThat’s literally what we’re talking about. You’re thinking about the social construct of adult instead of the physical scientific definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult
Humans think we transform into an “adult” at some point, but that sort of maturing is 100% a social construct.
Adult basically means being able to reproduce offspring. Not intelligence related, thats being able to graduate in school.
I wouldn’t even consider graduating in school as a sign of intelligence. It sure helps to be intelligent, but it’s not necessary.
There are many definitions of ‘adult’; in this case, you’re talking about biological adulthood - the period where the person turns sexually mature.
Many people in history did this at what, 16? Not officially an adult in most countries.
That’s literally what we’re talking about. You’re thinking about the social construct of adult instead of the physical scientific definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult