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Adult is the correct term. I just don't think we should base adulthood on nebulous things like the ability to drink alcohol, smoke weed or rent hotel rooms, but
by AntoniusBlock 4y ago
Adult is the correct term. I just don't think we should base adulthood on nebulous things like the ability to drink alcohol, smoke weed or rent hotel rooms, but rather to put a bigger emphasis on biology.
- Joker_vD 4y agoWhich brings us back to the original point: why are there those arbitrary restrictions put on biologically adult people?
- AntoniusBlock 4y agoI don't know. Ask your law-makers. I live in a country where you can drink alcohol at 16 as long as you're accompanied by an adult, for example. Then at 18 (when you're legally considered an adult), you can buy and drink your own alcohol on your own. Americans tend to coddle their young adults too much. Maybe it's their puritan heritage.
- theshrike79 4y agoDunno about coddling. They can drive a 4 ton "truck" and join the military to kill people before they're legally allowed to drink alcohol :D