The New Adult

Close to a 100 years ago, the average life span for a man was between 45-50. The legal age for an adult was 18, and if there was such a thing as a mid-life crisis back then, it might have happened at age 25-30. That is pretty young by today's average life span. Now, when the average life span has stretched to 75-80, with a mid-life crisis usually occurring around 40-45, what should change about the legal adult age. Because we are living longer, should the legal age of 18 be increased? Is 30 the new 20? Perhaps we are developing mentally and physically just the same as 100 years ago, and that we are simply getting better equipped at prolonging life. I argue that the adult mentality has stretched a bit, and that it may soon seem normal to still live at home when your 25, maybe even 30 (God forbid).