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    Thank you for this, @acesontop. I just find both his actions and the community's reaction (or shall I say, the lack thereof) weird. There should be a buzz about this, but there's none. Not one on trending page.

    It's interesting to see in the coming days. 😁

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    Well, there is the problem of post age, a question/answer will expire from earning 7 days after it was posted, so in the spirit of the blockchain built on creating, re-opening questions is understandable.

    Just like on the main STEEM platform, the 4708th post about the same thing becomes a top earner for the 4708th time ;)

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    I'm recycling my reply which I used to answer this same question above:

    `Well, there is the problem of post age, a question/answer will expire from earning 7 days after it was posted, so in the spirit of the blockchain built on creating, re-opening questions is understandable.

    Just like on the main STEEM platform, the 4708th post about the same thing becomes a top earner for the 4708th time ;)`

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    I know where this question and discussion are going, and agree with it, but I think it could go a little farther here by separating out the legal definition of an adult, which does include age, and what I think we're actually describing, and that's maturity.

    Becoming an adult generally means being responsible and accountable for your actions. It also generally means that there are certain activities which are permissible when a certain age limit is reached that would be concerned illegal or at least frowned upon as a minor.

    Which is why an age people can be married at have been set (unless other circumstances exist), as well as a drinking age. However, just because you've come of age, doesn't mean you're prepared, willing or able to except that responsibility and accountability, or responsibly participate in said activities.

    So, does the act of turning 18 or 21 in and of themselves make someone mature, and knowledgeable enough to make good choices, as well as being responsible and accountable for their actions?

    No.

    Which is why being an adult and being mature, in my mind, are too different things. However, the law, and by extension, society, gravitates towards one size fits all kinds of solutions (while heaving every possible exception upon it). The more tidy you can keep it, at least on the surface of it, the better.

    A 21 year old who still lives at home, and more or less dependent on his parents, is still considered a legal adult if he is mentally capable of making his own decisions and doesn't have some other impediment (outside of laziness or a general lack of commitment or direction).

    And yet, there are teenagers, through emancipation, who obtain legal adult status before turning 18 because they were able to prove that they can function as an adult and, generally that being at home with parents would be worse than being on their own.

    Age and adulthood come into play because of legalities and societies, but neither guarantee maturity, responsibility, or accountability. Nor does the designation of adult mean you're totally independent and able to live on your own, provide for your needs, make good decisions, or for that matter, take care of someone else.

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    Money, in my mind, is a means to an end. There are certain things I need to do—eat and drink being a couple of them, along with have clothes to wear, shelter, etc. I've had a wife and children which I also wanted to provide for over the years, and working for money allowed me to do that.

    So, the value in working or having my own business wasn't necessary in the money itself, but in the time, products, services, activities, etc., it has afforded me.

    There is a baseline amount of money, different in each situation, which is necessary to sustain life. Most utilities, landlords, stores, banks, or other entities providing goods and services won't take anything other than money of some sort as payment. Unless people are off the grid, supplying their own energy, food and shelter, and are able to barter something of value for something else, money is a necessity.

    Which means any job that stops paying, or any business where revenue dries up, no matter how much the employee or owner likes it, will either need to be abandoned or supplemented with something that does pay, simply to sustain and maintain life.

    It would be nice if such were not the case, that we could follow our passions and dreams without any care for any amount of money, and still have our needs met. But to date, I'm not aware of such a place. I would love to find it, though, and see how it works.

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    I've never been in favor of building a physical wall, especially in areas where private land owners would lose property to imminent domain, but I am all for securing the borders, particularly the southern one, as well as funding immigrant services to make it speedier to become permanent residents or citizens.

    Trump is expending a lot of political energy right now by allowing a partial shutdown (about one fourth) of the U.S. government to prolong over this one issue. How many people are being affected by it, to me, is unclear, but that doesn't stop the media and opposing politicians from presenting the worst cases for all to see.

    So far, Trump has been able to carry on with everything he has tried to do without major losses, and quite a few wins. His own party has been as much a thorn in his side as the Democrats have. Now that the latter has control of the House, who control the federal purse strings and determine how much and where money will be allocated, it's going to take a significant political win for Trump to get such a bill through Congress.

    He has already talked about using military funding to build a wall, declaring a national emergency, but I think he would rather go through Congress, too. It makes it more permanent, more official, and longer lasting. Otherwise, the next president could come in and undo any executive order for this with a flick of the pin.

    Maybe that means he has to wait until 2020, hope to be re-elected and retake the House without losing the Senate. Or, he finds the way to outlast the Democrats and get most of what he wants in some form of compromise where he can take credit for securing the borders while the Democrats get some kind of victory out of it, too.

    As always, this is mostly a political game, where the doing the right thing is secondary, if not farther down the list, than political points and appearances. What's interesting about all of this is the looming threats of some form of impeachment proceedings. Most politicians would back off there agenda if it meant saving face and retaining power. Instead, Trump has been holding his ground and risking his political career even further.

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