Are 18 years olds adults or "still children"?

[RunUpDoneUp]

People still call 20yr olds "kids" and give them leeway for their nonsense but someway, somehow 18yrs is "legal" for sex with the same people who consider the aforementioned group "kids."

 

I honestly hate the way people flip flop on the age timescales of competency.

[Uncatena]

On 1/9/2023 at 9:21 PM, sourprint said:

young adults and teenagers, they're not children anymore

 

 

i turned 19 in september and don't feel like a child anymore. but my growing process is still going on.. when i was 18 between september 2021-early 2022 i used to be super immature just like a child tho but rn adulting is hittin

I think this is a good answer to capture the nuance of this topic. Most people start to become adults at 18. You don’t wake up one day and “are an adult”. Starting to adjust to adulthood is a process and during this phase people tend to grow, mature and evolve immensely. 

[A.R.L]

They shouldn't be fully dependent on themselves in life unless they become 21 and then totally wise people by the age of 25

Edited January 17, 2023 by A.R.L

[FOCK]

There are plenty of fully-grown, emotionally-stunted adults with childish or immature mentalities, (negative) behaviours & responses. 
 

18 is the arbitrary legal age society has assigned to deem someone exploitable for capitalistic gain. Your brain doesn’t just automatically tick over to “mature” the morning you wake up. 

Of course, I would not apply this mentality in the inverse, a generally acceptable age to engage in certain experiences is essential. There are just a lot of grown-ass people I wouldn’t even consider adults, but for the number of years they’ve been alive & physical traits. 
 

Edited January 18, 2023 by FOCK

[BtDecember]

Hmm, they're "semi-adults" imo. They have all the rights and responsibilities of an adult but so inexperience so they are not yet fully capable of living as a responsible adult.

 

I think, in most cases, you become a full adult when you turn 21 (ideally). Of course, many factors should also be considered, like social background, emotional and intellectual capacities, etc.