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Shroomerious said:
If I say that teenagers tend to pass through a rough period that radically changes and forms or even transforms their characters, will you also need a reference study?

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It definitely is true that a lot of teenagers tend to pass a rough period of time when they "leave the nest" (some, of course, don't), but a lot of teens have already had their way of thinking set in stone, and these new experiences might not have so much of an impact on them... generally, I don't think it is possible to be able to leave this as anything more than a vauge generality, (generally, blah blah blah, vauge generality  ) because it is definitely something that depends on the individual person, as a lot of young adults might not be open to new experiences or even experience radically different situations....

I solidfy this stance by pointing out that everyone at every age will be faced with out of the ordinary (as compared to their past) experiences that can produce a signifigant change in their way of thinking and their personalities... death of loved ones, rare oppurtunities, meeting new people, visiting new places, close brushes with death, etc. etc. etc... The oppurtunity for fresh, awakening change is always there for everyone at every age, and sometimes it does not matter whether they are open to change or not: the change will force them to open.

I do find it interesting to determine the age distribution here at S and P, it is certainly a nice thing to know, but, again, I don't think it will offer much more than a vauge generality, and I personally don't hold generalities when they apply to people very highly....

TO consider something else for a second, age distribution here in this forum is probably not going to accurately represent how open- or closed-minded people of different ages are, even if only for this particular forum, as there isn't really enough users here fully representing different age brackets.... not only that, but almost everyone here is avid about psychadelic usage, which means that everyone here is likely to have a greater tendency to a more "open mind" (as psychadelics often provide one with an experience free of mental barriers, an open perspective, if you will - not that they necessarily keep such a perspective afterwards, but it is an experience not shared with a wide majority of other people, thereby creating a noticeable distinction).

Anyways, ja, it is interesting (and not surprising) to know that a little under three-quarters of the people here are between 18 and 24 years of age (I should have voted 18 and under to fuck with Trendal! *creates a puppet to vote under 18 to do so* )


Peace.