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It’s not necessarily that they become failures but rather that they are being deprived of the mental capacity to reach their full potential every day. They wou
by yurishimo 8y ago
It’s not necessarily that they become failures but rather that they are being deprived of the mental capacity to reach their full potential every day.
They would be more successful if they got more sleep, so it makes sense to give teens a couple more hours to benefit society as a whole, even if only marginally.
- noobermin 8y agoI don't think my point is clear so let me restate it. 75% is a majority of people. 75% of people aren't deficient in some way, as far as I know, staying up all night as teens and living a life didn't make them maladjusted or deprived in some sense. Moreover, I don't know or feel like there is evidence that high performers in society sleep more than anyone else. The whole "sleep more" mantra feels like the "eat less fat" mantra of the 90s which turned out to be not only false but detrimental to public health as fat became replaced by sugar.
- ecnahc515 8y agoJust because you can't see if people are drastically affected in ways you perceive; especially years after the fact, doesn't mean it's not affecting people. It's just as possible the "high performers who don't sleep" are the least healthy people in society, and our society rewards unhealthy habits...oh wait...
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoJust because a decision doesn't completely destroy the life of everyone affected does not make it a good decision.
- projektfu 8y agoPercent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, including obesity: 71.6% (2015-2016) Source: CDC FastStats. So, if a supermajority is overweight, is it actually just normal, and we shouldn't be concerned?