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It's weird being part of a
generation where the
signifiers of adulthood--
home ownership, stable job,
etc.--got so unattainable we
had to make our own
signifiers, except ours are
internal: acting emotionally
mature.
And now very few of our
elders actually qualify as
adults to us.
the formatting in narrow columns tempts me to read this as a poem
@interneteh
Pulling no punches.
@interneteh @CheshireEmber ...this is messing with my head and I don't like it
it definitely explains an opposite phenomenon for me as well, though - there are a couple people on a Discord I'm in with the "agelessCryptid" role because we keep forgetting how young they are
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"It's weird being part of the generation where the signifiers of adulthood--home ownership, stable job, etc.--got so unattainable we had to make our own signifiers, except ours are internal: acting emotionally mature.
And now very few of our elders qualify as adults to us."
@interneteh tbh one of the things I'm most proud of my kiddo for is his emotional intelligence.