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Disney Is Encouraging and Exploiting the Rise of “Kidults” (jacobin.com)
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[–] 21 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I don't think you can say that no rites of passage means not becoming an adult. Rituals smooth or explain transitions, they're not a requirement for the transition to happen.

And besides their are plenty of rites of passage into adulthood in the US - first car is huge, moving out of home, first job, etc.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Telling people they don't have no responsibilities to others is the thing

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Yes, i have noticed a huge uptick of selfishness the past decade. People don't give a fuck about anyone else but themselves. The lack of basic respect and courtesy towards others is insane.

    And further they feel they have the right to assault you if they don't like you. Rather than just leave you be.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago*

    those rites of passage are disappearing?

    people can't afford cars, they don't move out of homes, and they struggle to get jobs outside of menial labor.

    the only people who achieve those things regularity anymore are the rich. because their parents buy everything for them. they buy them that first car, they buy them a college education from a rich school to get them that first real job, and they give them money to pay for rent so they can move out, and eventually give them a downpayment for a house so they can become a home owner.

    very few people are able to achieve those things on their own personal merits and efforts anymore, like they used to be able to 20-40 years ago. kids these days aren't buying their first car that's 10 years old for 2K w/ money from working pizza delivery all summer. 10yr used cars now go for closer to 8-10K, and people with college degrees w/ full time jobs struggle to afford them. gas is also not 1 dollar a gallon like it was 20 years ago.

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