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by bleep_bloop 1111 days ago
I mean, you can very easily google and see there is scientific consensus that teenagers require more than 8hrs of sleep, with 9 or 10 being optimal although there will always be outliers.

the 7-8 you reference is for adults 25yrs+. As a general rule humans require less sleep the older they get.