20 is the new 30

Before, people lied about their age when they hit 40, then 30, and now its not uncommon for 23 year olds claiming to be 18. Heck, i even dreaded the thought of being part of the "late 20s" club.

It seems like people's concept of antiquity is getting younger. Youth's shelf life is getting shorter. This really isnt surprising when you see 6 year olds learning about mathematical cardinals, teenagers getting boob jobs and tweens smoking and going to all night parties when they used to be having slumber parties and playing patintero.

Sure it's great. We are progressing as a race, because kids become smarter, stronger, more mature and more attractive earlier, thus becoming more productive members of society faster. But all this comes at the expense of stunted childhoods, just like Michael Jackson's. And we all know how he turned out. So do we really have more to gain?