how come adults don’t look as ‘mature’ as they used to? I’m told it’s ‘neoteny’ but that answers nothing.

Question

As a millennial, I recognize that us 90’s kids just look like very tall teenagers, where as people our age back 30 to 40 years ago actually LOOKED like they were in their 20’s. Why is this?

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Answer 1

For OLD people, we’re also keeping our teeth instead of pulling them all for dentures. I never remember my grandma with real teeth, but my mom still has hers at almost 80. Better dental care generally makes us look younger for longer.