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 21 is good for the age of consent as well because if you are adult enough to join the military then you are old enough consent to sex with anyone above the age of 21.
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.
I would raise the age to get married to at least 40. That would solve lots of broken marriages issues.
Found the American.
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.
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.
Just because you’re a 25 year old virgin does not mean everyone should be one.
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?
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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There should be a community specifically for unpopular opinions thought of in the shower.
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Does that mean no driving cars or motorcycles until older than 21? That sounds wack. Not able to sign a lease to rent somewhere until 25? Lol
I mean…
Does that mean no driving cars or motorcycles until older than 21?
At least here in 'Merica, we can drive a couple years before reaching the age of majority (adulthood) so… Not necessarily
Not able to sign a lease to rent somewhere until 25?
Age of consent means consenting to sex. I guess if that’s how you’re paying for your lease, sure, but there are other laws about that in most places
Lol
I agree!
I interpreted it as the ability to consent to any agreement or bodily autonomy but I guess that’s what I get about OP not being explicit about what the consent is for
Age of consent pretty much universally refers to sex. Age of majority means you are no longer a minor (get it?) and with that comes adulthood and ability to enter into contracts
Actually the car part might make sense lol. Anything else you should be able to do tho
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 doesn’t make sense.
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?
Exactly. I do agree.
That doesn’t make rape go away of course, but if I consent, well, if I can drink drive and vote, either I am a grown up or i am not, make your mind.
25 is the age the brain is fully developed.
Yeah, that’s not true.
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.
