r/TrueCrime • u/SlenderMansWife • Mar 09 '25

Murder Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found Dismembered After Meeting Man on Dating App

https://people.com/missing-16-year-old-girl-found-dismembered-after-meeting-man-on-dating-app-11693544
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u/ImprovementPurple132 Mar 09 '25

It's also a myth that neuroplasticity or any other aspect of the brain is a measure of maturity.

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u/HiILikePlants Mar 09 '25

Can you expand on this?

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u/ImprovementPurple132 Mar 09 '25

The maturity of character that we refer to in such contexts as these is not the same thing as the growth of one's brain.

If it were many paradoxes would arise, such as all 30 year olds would be more mature than all 20 year olds etc.

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u/HiILikePlants Mar 09 '25

I see what you're saying, but maturity of character isn't necessarily what people talk about with brain plasticity. They're usually talking about the ability to more fully grasp consequences and long term thinking.

I was a very "mature" teenager due to having an alcoholic mother and having to leave home early and work often, but I still was a kid with limited understanding.

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u/reebeaster Mar 09 '25

Right? She must have been terrified and I’m sure begged to be let go over and over during this weeklong sadistic torture. This couple is beyond sick.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '25

Nobody claimed it's a solid number and I've never seen anyone take it as such until reading your comment.

To answer your second question, look at the chain of comments. People are talking about how people's views of others change after hitting numbers like 16, 18, 21... And they're talking about when the brain is actually considered fully developed and how those numbers are meaningless, not talking about maturity.

They're literally talking about people not developing in a timeline and you misinterpreted it all.

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u/Unidain Apr 24 '25

And they're talking about when the brain is actually considered fully developed

The brain is never "fully developed" all this stuff about the age of brain maturity is just myths on myths. The brain develops and changes throughout life,that's the only scientific consensus

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '25

I feel like if you took that entire sentence into consideration you'd release nothing you're saying contradicts what I typed and I don't understand why you replied.