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> Kids have been sexualized and have to grow up too quickly. Kids have been made into tiny workers that do busy work for most of their childhood, away from thei

> Kids have been sexualized and have to grow up too quickly. Kids have been made into tiny workers that do busy work for most of their childhood, away from their parents, because both parents have to work. > It's dystopian, disgusting and perverted Correct me if I'm wrong, but for most of history, weren't "kids" already married and working to support a family when they were in their teens? I know my grandparents, my great-grandparents, and a few before them were married before they turned 18. And two of my grandparents told me they worked at a factory when they were around 7! Add to the fact that if you got married and then moved to another state, it could be years before you see your parents again. After my paternal great-grandmother got married at 16 and moved across the country, she never saw her parents again. They did exchange letters but that was it. And according to my grandfather (her son), it was pretty common.

gowld 8y ago
Teenage marriages were not the norm. https://www.google.com/search?q=average+age+of+marriage+historical https://www.google.com/search?q=average+age+of+marriage+hist... https://www.infoplease.com/us/marital-status/median-age-first-marriage-1890-2010 https://www.infoplease.com/us/marital-status/median-age-firs... Median Age at First Marriage, 1890–2010 Year Males Females 1890 26.1 22.0
Nasrudith 8y ago
Yeah this is very not new at all. Before industrialization they were tiny workers that did actual work on the farm when both parents were working. Those lucky enough to be nobility were trained from a young age in the various areas a noble needed to know. Marriages tended to be a bit older among peasants just because there was 'less of a point' but nobility had marriages at 12 or so - and not even always with a comparable age partner. Certainly not stating that this is /right/ but the point is that normal doesn't really mean much and don't look to the past for arcadia. Really historically if anything kids are growing up 'slower' than they were for centuries - and that is a far better adaptation to our current needs - we need more skilled specialist work outproduces manual labor thousand fold.
- Izkata 8y ago
  And beyond all that, puberty is when our bodies start telling us we're adults, while society tells us we're not. A large part of teenage rebellion seems to stem from that disconnect.

gowld 8y ago

Teenage marriages were not the norm. https://www.google.com/search?q=average+age+of+marriage+historical https://www.google.com/search?q=average+age+of+marriage+hist... https://www.infoplease.com/us/marital-status/median-age-first-marriage-1890-2010 https://www.infoplease.com/us/marital-status/median-age-firs... Median Age at First Marriage, 1890–2010 Year Males Females 1890 26.1 22.0

Nasrudith 8y ago

Yeah this is very not new at all. Before industrialization they were tiny workers that did actual work on the farm when both parents were working. Those lucky enough to be nobility were trained from a young age in the various areas a noble needed to know. Marriages tended to be a bit older among peasants just because there was 'less of a point' but nobility had marriages at 12 or so - and not even always with a comparable age partner. Certainly not stating that this is /right/ but the point is that normal doesn't really mean much and don't look to the past for arcadia. Really historically if anything kids are growing up 'slower' than they were for centuries - and that is a far better adaptation to our current needs - we need more skilled specialist work outproduces manual labor thousand fold.

Izkata 8y ago
And beyond all that, puberty is when our bodies start telling us we're adults, while society tells us we're not. A large part of teenage rebellion seems to stem from that disconnect.