2025-12-06 13:15:27

Seen a lot of takes on the 6–7 meme lately. Most people treat teenage behavior like it's hardwired into human nature—something that's always been there. But here's the kicker: one researcher points out that adolescence as we know it? Totally a modern construct. We invented this whole life stage. Not exactly the timeless phase everyone assumes it is. Makes you rethink how we frame generational behavior patterns, doesn't it? Wild how cultural narratives shape what we think is "natural."

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JustAnotherWallet

· 2025-12-09 11:35

ngl this perspective is amazing, I never thought about how puberty is actually a man-made concept... It feels like a lot of these "generational traits" are just narratives that have been made up, and we've been totally fooled.

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DarkPoolWatcher

· 2025-12-09 07:17

ngl this perspective is kinda spot-on. Actually, our current definition of adolescence is something created by the industrial production line. Before, there wasn't even a concept of "teenager."

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GasWhisperer

· 2025-12-09 07:02

ngl this hits different... like we're all operating on a mempool of assumptions that's completely congested with outdated narratives. adolescence being invented? that's some serious network inefficiency right there. we've been paying gas fees for a construct that doesn't even exist. wild.

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ApeWithNoChain

· 2025-12-06 13:45

ngl this perspective is spot on, I can't believe adolescence is actually a modern invention... feels like the whole generational debate needs to be reconsidered

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ForkInTheRoad

· 2025-12-06 13:45

ngl adolescence being a modern invention hits different... suddenly all those "teen angst is natural" takes feel kinda sus

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SnapshotStriker

· 2025-12-06 13:44

So, are you saying that adolescence is something that was made up later? That's a mind-blowing idea—I need to think about it.

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DegenWhisperer

· 2025-12-06 13:40

To be honest, I never thought about it from this angle before. Puberty is always discussed as some kind of fate, and now you're telling me it's actually man-made? Social constructs really are everywhere.

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DAOTruant

· 2025-12-06 13:35

NGL, this perspective is incredible. I always thought teenage rebellion was innate, but it turns out we created it ourselves? Feels like the entire generational theory needs to be re-examined.

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ApeDegen

· 2025-12-06 13:31

Ngl, this perspective shattered my entire understanding of adolescence. I really used to see it as some kind of eternal aspect of human nature.

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ReverseFOMOguy

· 2025-12-06 13:25

Not gonna lie, this viewpoint is pretty cold. It feels like it denies the entire existence of my adolescence. Was my previous cringe phase just made up?

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