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On the Internet, what is a dead giveaway that someone is actually a kid? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 66 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Having just turned 43, I can tell you that I don’t think I became an adult until my early/mid 30s.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    This is a truth that everyone under 30 denies until the day they turn 30. It’s like a magic spell is suddenly broken, and you realize you’re alone in an aging meat husk that now knows the glory of back pain.

    I know a young person will read this and think this won’t happen to them. To that person: I am you from the future. Remember us as we were.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I think it's kinda like the old dating age formula; you can date people (your age) / 2 + 7 years old, and you feel like that's the age of an adult.

    When I was 15 I felt like ann adult, but people younger than me were teens. When I was 25 I felt like an adult but people under the age of like 20 were just kids. Now I feel like people in their early/mid-20s are just about adults. I'm sure when I'm 50 I'll think back to myself now and consider myself barely an adult.

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