2/ The scope of adult autonomy is ever shrinking. 150 years ago you could turn 15, hop on a train, go out west, get a job in a mine, buy a pistol from the hardware store, take up blacksmithing, leave that and join the merchant marine, sail to Japan ... all before age 18.
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3/ Today it's pretty typical to be 25 years old, still in college (bc you need a BFA if you want to write short stories! ), still on mom and dad's health insurance, never yet had a job.
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4/ and these trad LARPing folks have this complaint about the modern world: "kids have too much independence! It's cruel to push kids out of the nest and onto their own two feet at such a young age!" WTF !!!!
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5/ I know relationship-counselor-and-friend-to-murderer Roman McClay has this stance (he found it painful to live on his own and have to manage his own life as a 30 year old, and thought it would be better if his dad and granddad told him what to do) >>>
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6/ I also know (second hand) that he grew up without a dad / raised by a single mom. ...so I see this pathetic neediness as an unfortunate symptom of his unfortunate problem I suspect that this is what drives most of these trad LARPers: a profound sense of risk and instability
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7/ ...brought about by being raised by a single mother with no masculine role model.
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8/ Speaking for myself, I had to jump through hurdles to get out of my home a year early (I started working on a 4 year plan for early HS graduation in 8th grade).
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9/ "you're not allowed to stand on your own feet until your 18" is already insanely restrictive ...and these LARPers are trying to make it even WORSE for young adults? GTFO
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11/ Spending 20% of my income for a few years to "build character" (translation: have freedom / be an adult) sounds stunningly cheap.https://twitter.com/mitchstadt/status/1501672801119260675 …
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12/ reverse mortgages are typically sold to 70 year olds, not 45 year olds who just had a kid leave for college.https://twitter.com/mitchstadt/status/1501673898013650944 …
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13/ you can be on GREAT terms w your parents, but still want to go to the gym and push the bar yourself instead of letting your dad lift it for youhttps://twitter.com/mitchstadt/status/1501674267510857728 …
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14/ sure, I absolutely think that some people trade off freedom for money ; happens all the time let them do what they wanthttps://twitter.com/Laserpig_Utopia/status/1501680340942921742 …
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MC_Enthusiast @Laserpig_UtopiaReplying to @MorlockPAnecdotally living with parents for a couple of years while both working full time sure does make the down payment on your house a lot bigger, and lower mortgage costs translate into very good financial stability, that's contingent on being a functional adult already though.5 replies 0 retweets 9 likesShow this thread
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