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Similar story here, though at a smaller scale, and with a better educational experience. I remember distinctly talking to my mom about the ethics of hacking, an
by pavel_lishin 2y ago
Similar story here, though at a smaller scale, and with a better educational experience. I remember distinctly talking to my mom about the ethics of hacking, and my viewpoint at the time was - in the parlance of kids today - cringe.
- adastra22 2y agoI’m of the minority view that kids shouldn’t reach legal majority until age 25. High school and college age kids really don’t have fully developed mental capabilities, and we should recognize that.
- pavel_lishin 2y ago> 25 That's a myth based on a study that stopped studying brain development at age 25. If they'd kept going, we might have learned that the brain is constantly changing, and 25 is no more or less arbitrary than 18, 16, or 48. https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/brain-myth-25-development https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/brain-myth-25-developme... > It could be a misunderstanding, stemming from brain scanning studies which looked at subjects up to the age of 25. But that’s like saying sprinters can only run 100 metres at most after watching the 100m final at the Olympics. The limit is imposed by the context, not biology.
- adastra22 2y agoPossibly, and I appreciate the fact checking, but it’s not the only bit of data. Renting cars is usually prohibited or prohibitively expensive under the age of 25 because of actuary tables. Kids below that age are more likely to have road accidents. It’s also about peak body fitness, which starts to go down hill there (although you usually don’t feel it until your 30’s).