• spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works
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    19 hours ago

    If I may take a leap, I’d go so far as to suggest the concept of completed development is proooobably a misnomer at best. Have you seen how adults act? Just children with life experience.

    The brain doesn’t stop developing, it perpetually adapts to its current environment. It’s the reason forgetting is as valuable as learning - if it’s no longer helping you, it gets cut to make room for new info. Survival only cares about keeping you alive to the next moment, not so much your maturity level relative to a younger generation

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      It’s also why learning how you learn shit best is one of the most valuable skills you can acquire.

      One of the best traits we all share is our adaptability. It helps explains both why and how our species was already spread across almost the entire planet back when we were barely cultivating grain.