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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 2042453, member: 71234&quot;]<b>Neoteny</b> , also called <b>juvenilization</b>, is one of the two ways by which paedomorphism can arise. <b>Paedomorphism</b> or <b>paedomorphosis</b> is the retention by adults of traits previously seen only in the young, and is a subject studied in the field of developmental biology and coin collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the situation debated, this describes the love of letting other people make your decisions, like mummy and daddy used to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>A mature coin collector will learn, as a beginner, to make distinctions based on reasonable criteria, and to have a certain amount of faith in those decisions. In the process they will receive guidance and support from more experienced (adult) collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>They will take risks based on their opinions, and receive rewards if their decisions prove to be good ones. This is typical adult behavior. By positive reinforcement the juvenile perfects the skills needed for survival.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has become common in some parts of North America for infectious neotony to have taken root among collectors, whereby they never, like the axolotl, achieve the adult stage. Their self confidence remains semi-larval.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately this process results in the retention, in the adults of a species, of juvenile mental characteristics well into maturity and pedogenesis (paedogenesis), the reproduction in a neotenized state. Paraphrasing this, it means they take the situation they find as normal despite the obvious prevalent and it seems increasing abnormality of this behaviour, and they chose to ignore, or even have no concept of its financial and mental harm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recognition of this state depends on those who do not suffer from it helping the neotonised to become aware of their quasi-infantile state and to&nbsp; demonstrate by logic and example that it is possible to develop beyond this dependence on others to perform adult functions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those who have a vested interest in maintaining the population in dependent subjugation will contest the situation as described, others will have their conceptual grasp enhanced by examination of their own behavior and of others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hold up a mirror to yourself and ask &quot;Am I an axolotl?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://southerncrossreview.org/73/axolotl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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