[quote=Heroic]
I am an adult in that respect alone, but this is not the only prerequisite for adulthood. I believe I would do an okay job on my own, and I am more mature than most my age, but in the end, I am still only a kid. Not a child, but a kid.And to your second point, that is because of societal corruption. Other, "cooler", opinions get into one's mind and convince them that the wrong action is the best action. Through correct parenting, yes parenting, of all things, more people would be classified as adults, by my definition.
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You didn't see what I was getting at. If being an adult means living on their own, without others' influence or help, then there has not been a single adult since before humans began forming tribes.