I agree.

Boy Scouts used to get jack knives in 3rd grade.

My pacifist mom brought me all the guns I wanted when I was a kid; by the time I was about 12 I decided guns were for little boys and put all of mine away. Never felt the need to own one.

People are utterly terrified by the idea of something that could cause consequences if wielded improperly.

Or, stated another way:

People are terrified not just of accountability, but of potential, theoretical accountability.

Hyperconsumerism?

0 attention span?

Things are supposed to all be instant, temporary and ephemeral, nothing that implies the potential of long term consequences can be considered without a level of genuine terror.

I don’t get it, it’s like self infantilizing. Their mommies cut up their food for them.

Also depends on the size of the knife.

Pocket knife: cool. Rambo knife: get the fuck out of there