Complicated. While I understand the whole social push of "be more mature", I think there's something to be said of having a healthy carefree childhood & young-

Complicated. While I understand the whole social push of "be more mature", I think there's something to be said of having a healthy carefree childhood & young-adult-funtime. I think 18 is fine if only because society supports this cutoff. Since you can get in trouble with the law like an "adult" at 18, you better understand consequences by then. Personally, I think there's plenty of time to figure out adulthood(barring horrible life-changing mistakes) but losing out on your childhood & young-adult years is a greater loss than not being "mature" by 25. But that's just my viewpoint, to put some context around it I think the people who condemn shows like the jersey shore are (sub)consciously jealous they couldn't live life that way or somehow lost out on their childhood/young-adult-funtime and think their speedy rise to "maturity" is something everyone should strive for. I told my wife that if I ever won the lottery, like the powerbowl's 400 million, I'd travel all over the world following all the Hed Kandi parties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyJ7He58rcE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyJ7He58rcE . Is partying all day & night "mature"? I don't know, but it's fun!