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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if they did have ideas, there's a good chance they'd still get pushed into a confined and dehumanizing existence.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still better to try than not imo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, but I can kind of get why some fiction might want to frame adulthood more in the direction of tapering expectations with a "sordid lament over losing the parts of yourself you like" since that's totally realistic