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

Don’t discount how big a role not sucking in second-hand cigarette smoke every time you visit a business plays in keeping you young-looking. Our skin is just better than generations past.