The age of adulthood should be 21 and the age of consent should be 25 across the world

Submitted ⁨⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Grimreaper@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

I’ve thought about this a lot, and I think the age of majority should be 21 years old and the age of consent should be 25 years old.

18 is too young to be legally an “adult”; they’re still in high school most of the time. I think 21 is a better age; they are in their 20s, so not a “teenager” or a “child”. At that age you can sign up for the military, join the police force, or become a firefighter. Handle your own finances, sign a lease, etc.

I think 25 is good for the age of consent because at that age the brain is fully developed. If a 25-year-old wants to consent to sex with someone in their 40s, 50s or 60s, they should be allowed to, but 21-24-year-olds should not be able to consent to sex with much older adults because they aren’t able to and shouldn’t have that choice yet.

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Sanctus@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
You can’t be an adult and simultaneously unable to consent when right of mind. Align both of those and this might make some sense.

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deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Just because you’re a 25 year old virgin does not mean everyone should be one.

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FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
What is your obsession with people fucking people, legally, as it stands, who are much older? It seems to me every other of your shower thoughts revolves around that. Who hurt you? Did they fuck a pensioner to cheat on you or something?

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SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I can’t believe I still can’t consent lol. I think you underestimate just how old 25 is.

Quarter a century. (And dont even dare talk of the brain development completion)

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Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
There should be a community specifically for unpopular opinions thought of in the shower.

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- toiletobserver@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  showeraneurysms
  
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Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Don’t agree at all.

Adulthood for what? Voting? Maybe. Drinking? No legal age at all, IMHO.

To have sex? No real minimum age, but a delta age between the two participants of no more than 2 years until 16yo, 3 until 20yo. After 20yo, whatever ring your bell.

Yes I am being extreme on purpose here.

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ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Found the American.

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dohpaz42@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Congrats! You’ve reached full boomer status. Would you like some tapioca pudding?

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- nocturne@slrpnk.net ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Hey! Tapioca pudding is amazing and should not be wasted on boomers.
  
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Griffus@lemmy.zip ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The more sheltered you are growing up, the less experiences you have to learn and grow from, and I would say that having the lack of experience to challenge the status quo generally is good for society.

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Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I would raise the age to get married to at least 40. That would solve lots of broken marriages issues.

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Horsecook@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

25 is the age the brain is fully developed.

Yeah, that’s not true.

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- DomeGuy@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  25 is the age that some dude studying brains stopped looking, since it gets really hard to find study participants who are 7 years past freshmen in a university who’s longest tract is a 4 year undergraduate followed by a 3 year graduate.
  
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Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I agree with the adult at 21. If we’re going to make that the arbitrary age in which all adult restrictions are lifted, then why say it 3 years before?

The age of consent thing is nonsense. Again, I might understand making it 21 to match everything else, but any later than that is just doing exactly what you were originally complaining about.

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- Grimreaper@sopuli.xyz ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  So you think the age of consent should be 21? And 21-23 year olds should be able to cosent to sex and relationships with much older partners?
  
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  - Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Exactly. I do agree.
    
    That doesn’t male rape go away of course, but if I consent, well, if I can drink drive and vote, either I al a grown up or i al not, make your mind.
    
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