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  • Is Western culture stopping people from growing up?

    09/28/2024 7:33:36 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 30 replies
    The Economist ^ | 09/28/24
    Kidults are all around youAn older boss was correcting a younger female employee. “There is no P in ‘hamster’,” said the boss. But “that’s how I spell it,” the 20-something objected. The boss suggested they consult a dictionary. The employee called her mother, put her on speakerphone and tearfully insisted that she tell her boss not to be so mean. It is an arresting vignette. The tearful employee appears to have imbibed the notion of “my truth”, a popular phrase intended to rationalise the speaker’s beliefs and shield them from criticism based on facts. You may say that 1+1=2,...