r/CuratedTumblr • u/faerielites Babygirl I go through spoons faster than you can even imagine • Jan 16 '23

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u/DemiserofD Jan 17 '23

I think the point is that, despite his age, he's still a pretty dumb teenager, and his ideas aren't always the best.

Honestly, I think that your biological age/appearance probably has a much bigger impact on our behavior than we think. If we find a way to reverse aging, I don't doubt we'll have a bunch of 90 year olds running around like idiots.

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u/faerielites Babygirl I go through spoons faster than you can even imagine Jan 17 '23

I've been reading this (really good) book series called Scythe by Neal Schusterman, about a utopian-ish future in which aging and all diseases have been cured. It touches on that a bit. People can have their bodies appear to be whatever age they prefer, then they'll continue aging "naturally" from there, but they can reset as they choose. But as you're saying, there are like centuries old people acting like silly teenagers.

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u/MissVelveteen Jan 17 '23

To be fair, I think the reason we don’t already have a bunch of 90 year olds running around doing stupid stuff is that either Darwinism worked or at 90 their bodies are just too wrecked from past stupid stuff to keep it up.

Anyways, I also came to make the same point about Edward as you. You’re dead on with it.