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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The claim was based on me attending "national youth day" activities with a bunch of guys that seemed way too old, and wondering why, then the same day the radio told me included people to to age 35, "according to the UN." So the data point stuck like that.

Which makes sense as this was a southern African nation that likely took their definition from South Africa. Which uses the age of 35.

https://1library.net/article/definitions-of-ys-of-youth-the-concept-of-youth.qop452mz

And the UN does recognize variance in the definition of "youth" in local contexts.

So either we're both wrong, or both right. You pick.

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