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

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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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I’m an Xer who still looks much younger than my parents generation did in their 30s. There are huge differences, some are:

– Not as many people smoking.
– We have fewer kids, later in life.
– Less sun wear on us.
– Those that are financially more privileged are generally more active (gyms etc.) than Boomers that were more sedentary in the same class in middle age.
– Better skin care/makeup/grooming methods. For instance, even as guys, we have much better clippers and can groom our own facial hair/hair better than our parents, meaning that we can have a barber look daily.
– Being completely bald is completely fine, even when in your twenties, so a lot of balding guys just shave their heads, which looks “younger” than giant bald spots.

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