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		nck4222 on Aug 27, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: "Don't argue with me. $100,000 is fair, and you kn... Yeah that's actually exactly it. People are evolutionarily wired to try to stand out/take risks at that age. "The tendency [to take risks] probably affects one in five people, mostly young males, and declines with age. It may ensure our survival, even spur our evolution as individuals and as a species. Risk taking probably bestowed a crucial evolutionary advantage." http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200910/risk

nerfhammer on Aug 27, 2010 [–]

Also at that age someone else is subsidizing your existence so you can play around with whatever projects you feel like with no expectations

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