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‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (6 children)

It's more of an American thing I think. A 20-year-old child, I've literally seen that phrase used. Mental.

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

    with modern science, we have learned that the prefrontal cortex hasn't fully developed until around age 25. does that mean you're a child at 24? no. but you are adolescent, and we should have some cognizance about that

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    If you cannot behave like an adult by the age of 24 there's something more wrong with you than your prefrontal cortex.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    This is not about behaviour, it's about brain functions. Humans brains under the age of 25 function in a different way, because they are not fully developed, no matter what behaviour people learnt to show.

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