2026-10-23 23:56 UTC
The average mother having their average daughter at an average of 25 is historically probably quite an overestimate. 20 would be a much safer guess, but there’s a good chance it’s lower than that too.
Doesn’t change the math that much though, easily less than a thousand generations since the advent of agriculture either way.
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@saltesc@lemmy.world 2026-10-24 03:31
Yeah. As society becomes more complex, maturity and preparedness comes much later. “Growing up” takes much longer. Go back a thousand years, things were much simpler. There was less to navigate and learn so “the real world” started much earlier. Look at any other creature without society and see how their life unfolds. They’re “adult” very quickly because within a short time they’ve got enough figured out to go out into the world alone. Meanwhile, we’re now at a point where it’s normal to have a first child in the 30s and 40s, feeling completely unready.