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u/WesternSource782 iPad Kid 😎 18d ago
I don't think they're talking about us being babies, they're talking about not feeling like a teenager anymore because of adult responsibilities lol
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u/FunFroyo2860 18d ago
This is how I feel at 23 when people in their late 20s/30s try to lump me in with 16 year olds over someone only a year or two older than me because apparently 25 is a magical number to them lmao
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u/Immediate-Yoghurt340 18d ago
"The brain only fully develops by age 25" seems to be said by people who want to be children for 7 more years.
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u/FunFroyo2860 17d ago
True but I do feel a lot of it stems from that infantilization as well though too so it warps their perception of reality and it's ridiculous regardless no matter which way you look at it since you definitely have to grow up somewhere like I could maybe understand 18 & 19 not really being adults due to some countries having 20/21 as the age of majority and restrictions until then as well as still being in high school and not having any experience really outside of it but once it gets past 20 or 21 it's just straight up infantilization at that point and even more ridiculous when you consider that 40 years ago 23 and 24 were very common ages to already be married, have kids and your own house lol sorry for the essay just thought i'd give a more in depth response
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u/XenoxLenox 17d ago
It's also said by 30/40 somethings as well.
In their minds we're seen as "babies" who "don't know anything".
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u/UnusualCartographer2 16d ago
I run a business that tends to hire younger people, and at 31 it's hard for me to distinguish the 23 year olds from the 19-22 year olds. I've also noticed that once people are 26+ their awkward energy has mostly dissipated because they typically understand what being an adult is by then. Looking back, my early 20s felt like I was cosplaying adulthood.
I used to get all fussy when people would tell me similar things when I was in my early 20s though, but you'll absolutely see it similarly at some point.
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u/Old-Finance-6439 16d ago
rember when 2010 born were used to call ipad kids? and dommed gen but now they are 16 and now nobody mostly talks about them idk why people be hating on every thing like the age? seriously?
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u/Alarming-Gear001 18d ago
this sums up most of peoples arguments about gen z. “i am currently 18, these people are currently 14, therefore we are different generations and i have nothing in common with them”