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> people 15 to 29 years old are at least twice as likely as adults to be unemployed. Today I learned that 28-year-olds aren't adults.
by morgante 11y ago
> people 15 to 29 years old are at least twice as likely as adults to be unemployed.
Today I learned that 28-year-olds aren't adults.
- nilkn 11y agoI'm curious if that sentence is itself an explanation for the perception that a 28 year old might not be an adult. In other words, at least in American culture, adulthood is strongly tied with stable employment. If the 15 - 29 age bracket in general does not enjoy stable employment, that could itself be responsible for creating the perception that members of this bracket are not adults.
- cryoshon 11y agoAdulthood is also tied with marriage, home ownership, car ownership, child-rearing, etc... these things have been pushed back a decade or so as a result of too little money. By the standards of the 1950s, the 20-somethings of today aren't adults. That has sociological twists to it as well, of course-- but primarily economic. I suspect that people aren't actively avoiding having a house, car, wedding, or children, so much as adjusting their wants to be more in line with what is realistic-- choosing one or half of one of the above listed items.
- morgante 11y ago> Adulthood is also tied with marriage, home ownership, car ownership, child-rearing No. Just no. Those are things which some adults do, that does not mean you aren't an adult if you don't do them. Is a 40-year-old with a successful career who just never got married not an adult? Stop insulting and marginalizing people.
- cryoshon 11y agoJust reiterating the state of the status quo's expectations-- they happen to be tied to useful and measurable economic activities. I fully believe you can be an adult without any of the above.
- morgante 11y agoNowhere near the majority of 20-somethings are unemployed. Language like this is just yet another attempt to marginalized and put down young people.