While I think your contention is valid in 2018, it's important to consider how much of this is culturally and historically contingent. Consider the ages of som

While I think your contention is valid in 2018, it's important to consider how much of this is culturally and historically contingent. Consider the ages of some key figures in the American Revolution in 1776 (https://kottke.org/13/08/the-surprising-ages-of-the-founding-fathers-on-july-4-1776 https://kottke.org/13/08/the-surprising-ages-of-the-founding...) Marquis de Lafayette, 18 James Monroe, 18 Gilbert Stuart, 20 Aaron Burr, 20 Alexander Hamilton, 21 Betsy Ross, 24 James Madison, 25