What is "being mature"

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some say that being mature means not taking yourself too seriously, and being able to emit normatively 'childish' humor in the proper social environments without actually being self-conscious that it will diminish your actual or perceived character.

the comment you just made, however, does not fall under that category. there is no context in which this remark can or ever will be considered 'mature', and i feel personally offended that it even reached my eyes.
some say that being mature means not taking yourself too seriously, and being able to emit normatively 'childish' humor in the proper social environments without actually being self-conscious that it will diminish your actual or perceived character.

the comment you just made, however, does not fall under that category. there is no context in which this remark can or ever will be considered 'mature', and i feel personally offended that it even reached my eyes.
 
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Hmm, I've had an odd struggle with maturity, That said, I find it is one of two things:
1. Realizing and Accepting Taming/Reining In.
2. understanding you can't chase dreams and live comfortably at the same time, and acting upon that fact.
THAT Said, I think I may be a bit dumb thinking this. I make it sound rough or unpleasant, but such is life, and I feel the realizing of that, and that others are likely realizing or going to realize and/or struggle realizing that same thing, and acting upon that is maturity. Or maybe realizing you must adapt, change, you can't stay the same, even if you try can also be maturity, thusly maturity would be adapting in a good way I suppose.
As can be told I struggle with the concept. I am a strange person to be around.
 
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If you are asking this, it means you're not mature. "Kind and caring" is how you describe many mango lolis and mostly every shounen protagonist. And no, maturity has nothing to do with biological age or responsabilities. Quick troubleshot: if you're born in the XXI century you will probably never be mature.
 
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Desiring maturity and wanting to be seen as an adult is childish behaviour in nature.
There is nothing wrong with that, the desire for the freedoms and being taken seriously that they see as the reward for being mature does look appealing without the context of all the demerits.

I can remember that, as a child, I was really looking forward to finally being able to watch media that was 18+, imagining it to be a treasure trove of mature stories.
Now that I write that, it's technically true, but certainly not in the way I imagined it, lel.
 
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Btw, being aged below 12 back then, I enjoyed Star Wars EP I a lot. One of the reasons? The politics.
I probably didn't really understand it, but I enjoyed watching something that "serious" and "adult", which was a similar thing why edutainment series' like one called Politibongo were pretty interesting to watch,
I kinda expected adult media to be more that, back then, mature politics and stuff
 

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