"20-somethings can fly nuclear bombers, I think they'll do alright with career choices. If we let them."
I also found it interesting that the author examines the question of extending adolescence throughout a person's 20s, but never questions whether everything about our current concept of adolescence is a good idea. pg did a good job of skewering our current educational environment for teenagers and its psychological downsides.
Maybe we should be discussing rolling back some of the things introduced to support our current concept of adolescence, instead of extending it even further.
I also found it interesting that the author examines the question of extending adolescence throughout a person's 20s, but never questions whether everything about our current concept of adolescence is a good idea. pg did a good job of skewering our current educational environment for teenagers and its psychological downsides.
http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html
Maybe we should be discussing rolling back some of the things introduced to support our current concept of adolescence, instead of extending it even further.