• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    they are mostly/fully equipped to understand “adult” advice, and will not blindly follow orders anymore

    That’s why they can’t sign for bank loans until much later?

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      6 days ago

      Understanding something at the level needed for a conversation is one thing, having the capacity or experience to really understand the significance of the thing and use that deeper understanding reliably for decision making is something more, and does take longer to develop.