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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 24 May 2016

    Was explaining to my 7 yo the dumb things teenagers do, and realized most are caused by caring too much what their friends think.

    6:03 PM - 24 May 2016
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      1. Dan Gant‏ @dgant 24 May 2016
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        By siloing teenagers in schools, we give them few other people to impress.

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      1. Daven‏ @daveisinport 24 May 2016
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        .@paulg Pretty much every age group is susceptible to groupthink

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      1. Danny Espinoza‏ @abcdannye 25 May 2016
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        @armandobiondi might be more that their brains reward them with dopamine for risk-taking

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      1. Kelly Burke‏ @klyburke 25 May 2016
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        opposite effect for adults - they don't always do the crazy or "dumb" things they should for fear of what others think

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      1. Sarah Armstrong‏ @SOA_USA 25 May 2016
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        "Show me your friends and I'll show you your future".

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      1. Reid Albecker‏ @ReidAlbecker 24 May 2016
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        Different framing: Teens struggle for peer status during a more insecure time in life. What are healthy ways to achieve that status?

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      1. Sriram Subramanian‏ @sriramhere 24 May 2016
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        and a lot of dumb things adults do are from caring too much about what 'others' would think

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      1. Chris Lamprecht‏ @mthreat 24 May 2016
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        Or caring what their non-friends think

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      1. UnmistakableCreative‏ @UnmistakableCR 24 May 2016
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        adults do as well sometimes :)

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      1. Kyle Mathews‏ @kylemathews 24 May 2016
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        http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/05/05/dares-costly-signals-and-psychopaths/ …

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      1. Joe Newstrom‏ @JoeNewstrom 24 May 2016
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        Relevant: http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/06/taming-mammoth-let-peoples-opinions-run-life.html …

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      1. PALcapital‏ @PALcapital 24 May 2016
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        as opposed to the dumb things adults and VCs do? ;)

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      1. calvin‏ @arthole 29 May 2016
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        young foolishness, innovation, and risk-taking can be bent to all kinds of problems. eg. startups - it just depends on your friends?

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      1. Kamil Debbagh‏ @DKTB36 26 May 2016
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        aren't they also an attempt to emancipate from paternal authority ? ;)

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      1. Manjunath‏ @manjunathr9 26 May 2016
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        kids today are more about outer world than individuality. Is it bcoz we as parents not able to give enough time without gadgets

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      1. it me preparing for defcon 27‏ @weems 25 May 2016
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        and not enough about self-preservation.

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      1. Scrappy Nobody‏ @scrappynobody_h 25 May 2016
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        perhaps you can say the same about adults

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      1. Quintin Schevernels‏ @Quintin24 24 May 2016
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        Most if not all!

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      1. Venkat Ramaswamy‏ @VenkRamaswamy 24 May 2016
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        Ain't the same true for "grown-ups" too?

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      1. Christopher Mallard‏ @_sMallard 24 May 2016
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        Peer pressure: all the cool kids are doing it

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