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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Mitchell Stadtlander @mitchstadtReplying to @mitchstadt @MorlockPThis whole "leap out of family home as early as possible" as some test of manliness is a bad default, and it shows in every reverse mortgage sold to an empty nester at the expense of their lineage. You should want to pay rent to the owners of your inheritance.1 reply 0 retweets 11 likesShow this thread
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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 threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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This requires an underlying assumption that your parents baby you in all facets of your life for the duration of your stay.
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