The most significant reason that 18 year olds don't know what they want and can't function as adults is that, up to that point, they have not been given or allowed any responsibility.

The rationalization for this is that they "aren't mature", as if maturity magically happens at… https://t.co/kTw15glDB0

— Devon Eriksen (@Devon_Eriksen_) August 12, 2025

Exactly. I was already a full-on adult at 10 years old.

Because of how Gen Z is not allowed to mature, many of them are functionally small children at even 30-35 years old. Which is absurd. This should’ve never been allowed to happen. But it did.