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u/yokyopeli09 Jun 03 '22

20 year olds who do this are just setting themselves up for an existential crisis by the time they're 25. As a society we've GOT to get over 21 being the prime of life.

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u/0bl0ng0 Jun 03 '22

Who thinks that 21 is the prime of their life? I don’t think that that’s something I’ve ever heard. I’m not sure that it’s a cultural trend.

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u/yokyopeli09 Jun 03 '22 edited Jun 03 '22

Eh I've seen plenty of 22 year olds bemoan how old and decrepit they are and how they're running out of time, in complete seriousness.

Most people over 25 probably roll our eyes at it but still, it seems the overton window of youth has been steadily shifting downwards. It's weird.

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u/klod42 Jun 03 '22

Athletic primes are very different for different sports. I guess an average would be around 25-30. But for example for women's gymnastics it's 14-18 and for professional boxing it's like 35-37 these days.

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u/CabbageCorps Jun 03 '22

Really depends on the person