If by grown stuff you mean work, taxes, chores... You can do whatever you want afterwards, you earned it.

That's what grown up stuff is, responsibilities.

I do this that and the other. All the things

Time enjoyed is not time wasted.

None of that is "childish".

You go to work like an adult, come home and:

Play an M rated video game Watch an adult oriented animated show/film, Watch YouTube video that reached about some complex topic that you have an interest in (science, history, etc) or a video of someone playing those aforementioned M rated games.

Live your life, have fun with it.

I feel this in my soul. I’m an adult in that I pay rent, feed my kid, etc. but I’m also overly traumatized by the world around me so I retreated into the same things that made me happy as a kid. Also, my brain is wholly convinced I’m 12 not 36.

Viewing things you enjoy as something you’re not allowed to do because you are an adult is easily the most childish thing you can do. Don’t live your life as though you are an animal trained to perform for others.

Still happening to me at 52 years old. Fuck growing up.

I live how, when my wife has to leave the city for a day or more, my kid's reaction is, invariably, "yeah! There won't be any adults in the house." 🤣

I just do all that after I do the grown up stuff I have to do

If being an adult is having children and being married or even having a girlfriend (or whatever you like); then I'm good with just having a house, cars, hobbies, being able to travel, and endless entertainment.

The only thing that's childish is thinking your age means you have to stop doing the things you enjoy. I'm in my late 30's and you're basically describing my weekends. Well, the ones I actually have free that is. Sadly, responsibilities eat into that more and more the older you get. All the more reason to actually enjoy your free time when you have it

There are no useless facts. Only growing knowledge. You are a full time student for the rest of your life.

I don't think these are opposed concepts.

You can still do all the fun stuff after work. Weekends exist too you know.

goddamn right.

good luck with your kid though. guess climate change is their problem now.

Uufff based

its not really free. your mortgaging your future unless youre retired already in which case it actually is free time

They're busy cheering for grown folks playing different kids games, or playing less intense/more popular games like Farmville, Modern Warfare, GTA5, or whatev. They aren't getting their giggles from cartoons but from Modern Family or Young Sheldon. They are 100% doomscrolling.

Biggest difference is social acceptability.