Idk, I feel pretty different, haha. From a biopsychosocial perspective, children are definitely not "small adults". Will we all have some love for whimsy and at times have emotional tantrums and fight against responsibility? Sure, but when I was a kid I never ever saw excesses in these areas as shortcomings, but as an adult I definitely do...
We all started playing a massive game of pretend, where we all pretend to be the adults we saw when we were kids. You cant stop playing, theres bills to pay.
And we never fully become adults, in a sense. For there's always room to grow, people & situations to understand, things and perspectives to learn about, and further maturity to be reached.
i think kids should be allowed to vote. from the moment we're born, we should have a say. we have adults that act like crybabies anyways, so it balances out.
ive given this A LOT of dwell time and thought, and i think we're both partially right and wrong.
even when the negatives outweigh the positives, some things are worth doing. every solution is just accounting for as many of the things that can go wrong as we can imagine. but even when things go wrong, we can always fix it. your democracy has gone wrong, and it isn't enough to just point out the things going wrong. you have to fix it too.
There's also practical application and real-world effect to consider. Giving kids the vote wouldn't help the situation, and in fact wouldn't happen anyway, even if the last remaining legit party was in charge, here.
Now in theory, if you wanted to set up some kind of voting application test to see how well the potential voter was familiar with real facts & reality, allowing them to vote if they passed, then that might indeed be an argument for lowering the voting age. In fact, it almost would have saved democracy in the 2016 election, as I alluded to above.
sometimes, does my silly-ness come off as insanity? what if everyone's just acting childish and silly all the time? i think i need to grow up and be productive... that's the punchline 🤭👏👏👏 ok but fr
i wanna steal elon musk's toys. i'd go to the moon and build a time machine a safe distance from everyone. it won't be mine tho, i'll let everyone play with it.
edit: sober afterthought, idk why i said "i'll let" if it isn't mine. and a problem is access; everyone isn't on the moon. so even if i'm the one that liberates what's been imprisoned, i still need to let it go; the giving is what is mine, and the gift is freedom.
I've seen a lot of posts by people saying that the way you feel doesn't change after high school. The way I feel in a very abstract way like the conscious experience that I have has changed even in the past couple of years. I feel like I've been able to have more abstract thoughts in recent years.
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Artisian@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 303d
For the record, many playgrounds don't let you on after you get bigger.
I feel my playground access has declined somewhat. Paying for a gym membership kinda helps.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 8 pts · 303d
As long as they don't introduce swings and a sandbox, I'm not going!
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 303d
the most original playground is mother nature, and it's a lifelong workout exploring this great, big planet.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 5 pts · 302d
SWINGS, I WANT SWINGS! 😭
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 301d
swing from the trees!
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 2 pts · 301d
Too fat 😭
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 301d
find a fat tree, then hug and kiss it to show you love yourself💞
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 2 pts · 301d
How do you distinguish girl trees from boy trees? Ah, forget it. It doesn't really matter.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 303d
Idk, I feel pretty different, haha. From a biopsychosocial perspective, children are definitely not "small adults". Will we all have some love for whimsy and at times have emotional tantrums and fight against responsibility? Sure, but when I was a kid I never ever saw excesses in these areas as shortcomings, but as an adult I definitely do...
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 302d
maturity leaves a scar in your brain to teach you a lesson.
Perspectivist@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 303d
..and toys more expensive.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 6 pts · 303d
I can't believe other than my computer, PS5 and VR headset, the most expensive toy I have is a silicone horse cock.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 303d
sharing is caring😉
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 303d
We all started playing a massive game of pretend, where we all pretend to be the adults we saw when we were kids. You cant stop playing, theres bills to pay.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 303d
not knowing where things come from is innocence. the burden of knowledge is the responsibility to create what's gone, and to share that burden.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 303d
Part if getting older is getting more childish
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 303d
part of the fun is to forget and remember again
halvar@lemy.lol · 5 pts · 302d
im taking these words to heart
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 301d
fill your heart with childhood joy💗
Tedesche@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 302d
Adults are just large five-year-olds.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 301d
five year olds are just large four year olds 🧐🤔
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 5 pts · 303d
And we never fully become adults, in a sense. For there's always room to grow, people & situations to understand, things and perspectives to learn about, and further maturity to be reached.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 302d
i think kids should be allowed to vote. from the moment we're born, we should have a say. we have adults that act like crybabies anyways, so it balances out.
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 4 pts · 302d
We already have an enormous problem of completely unqualified voters being able to vote, so let's not make it even worse. (in the States, anyway)
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 300d
ive given this A LOT of dwell time and thought, and i think we're both partially right and wrong.
even when the negatives outweigh the positives, some things are worth doing. every solution is just accounting for as many of the things that can go wrong as we can imagine. but even when things go wrong, we can always fix it. your democracy has gone wrong, and it isn't enough to just point out the things going wrong. you have to fix it too.
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 1 pts · 300d
There's also practical application and real-world effect to consider. Giving kids the vote wouldn't help the situation, and in fact wouldn't happen anyway, even if the last remaining legit party was in charge, here.
Now in theory, if you wanted to set up some kind of voting application test to see how well the potential voter was familiar with real facts & reality, allowing them to vote if they passed, then that might indeed be an argument for lowering the voting age. In fact, it almost would have saved democracy in the 2016 election, as I alluded to above.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 303d
sometimes, does my silly-ness come off as insanity? what if everyone's just acting childish and silly all the time? i think i need to grow up and be productive... that's the punchline 🤭👏👏👏 ok but fr
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 303d
The only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 303d
i wanna steal elon musk's toys. i'd go to the moon and build a time machine a safe distance from everyone. it won't be mine tho, i'll let everyone play with it.
edit: sober afterthought, idk why i said "i'll let" if it isn't mine. and a problem is access; everyone isn't on the moon. so even if i'm the one that liberates what's been imprisoned, i still need to let it go; the giving is what is mine, and the gift is freedom.
Zeon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 302d
stelelor@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 302d
Today is my birthday and this is very much how I feel about growing older. It's not at all what I thought it would be.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 301d
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!🥳🥳🎂🎉
koshka@koshka.ynh.fr · 2 pts · 301d
I've seen a lot of posts by people saying that the way you feel doesn't change after high school. The way I feel in a very abstract way like the conscious experience that I have has changed even in the past couple of years. I feel like I've been able to have more abstract thoughts in recent years.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 301d
all the complexity of living comes from turning your awareness on and off