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codedokodeyesterday at 7:38 PM3 repliesview on HN

Why 18-20 are isolated from 21+? Aren't they all adult or in some countries children develop slower?


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stebalienyesterday at 8:07 PM

They aren't:

> Users only speak to other players ±1 age group

I.e., 18-20 can speak to 16-17 AND 21+, but 21+ can only speak to 18+

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dismalafyesterday at 7:43 PM

US drinking age probably being used as a proxy for "adult-ness".

JumpCrisscrossyesterday at 7:42 PM

> Why 18-20 are isolated from 21+?

We have 18-year olds in high school in America. The headline risk from a 40-something sleeping with a high-school student is probably something Roblox wants to get ahead of.

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