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[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 35 points 1 year ago

Can't have kids entering adulthood with any ideas about changing or helping the world. Much better for business if they give up all those hopes and just get a job.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They'd better get a job, caring for a walrus isn't cheap.

[-] SureIsHandOutside@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The smiles are priceless, but the wall repair bill for tusk marks is higher than you’d expect.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

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

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

Still better to try than not imo

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 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

this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2023
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