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> also know that if I had gone through something like that at 18, it would have made precisely zero impression on me. Honest question. Do you think the age of
by function_seven 11y ago
> also know that if I had gone through something like that at 18, it would have made precisely zero impression on me.
Honest question. Do you think the age of majority should be raised form 18 to some higher age? (Like 21?). I hear a lot of this sentiment when discussing student loans, and it makes me think that if one is not capable of understanding the consequences of their financial decisions at 18, then their parents should still be in charge of their life.
- Bjartr 11y agoI lean towards thinking that a good amount of maturity comes from experience, so simply sheltering people from the world for longer will only push the age of maturity further out. There should be a more common, encouraged (not forced) mechanism where young people can learn to deal with financial problems before the consequences can ruin their life.