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lol the anti-trans circles are already pushing that the brain "isn't done developing" til youre 26 so thats going to be the next milestone I'm sure, then they'll just ban it entirely. Or maybe a blanket ban will come first who knows
Immediate response should be "then stop recruiting 18 year olds"
They even push for voting age to be 26+ because of that argument.
That argument never made sense to me.
The brain continually changes while you're alive.
Is there really some process that stops at 26 for everyone? Sounds like newspaper-science.
if the brain ever "stopped developing" you wouldn't gain any new memories or skills
its an ontological problem that can't be resolved without a process ontology
It is lol, the idea that the brain "doesn't stop developing until 25" is quackery.
iirc, it is based on a study that tracked brain development, the magic 26 number is erroneously labelled as when the brain "stops developing" instead of what it actually was, the age at which the study stopped
like if a study about height increase in children ended when the kids hit 14 and people cited that as evidence that people stop growing taller by 15 years old
https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/brain-myth-25-development
oh hey, i was right
By the time you're 18 the brain is already like 90% of the way there in terms of "development" so the idea they're not "adults" then is still stupid.
You mean the Same circles saying child marriage is real cool?
As I stated before in other online spaces.
Pedo-Con theory is real.
Im afraid to look up.