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Although I'm sure there are some teens that think that, don't you think "my friends are doing it", "it's cool" and "it's fun to blow sick clouds when the teache
by maverick2007 7y ago
Although I'm sure there are some teens that think that, don't you think "my friends are doing it", "it's cool" and "it's fun to blow sick clouds when the teacher isn't looking" a lot more likely than some existential crisis? I mean at least I was a lot more likely to think the former than the latter a couple of years ago when I was a teen
- ultrarunner 7y agoMaybe the belonging and ‘adult’ involvement in something semi-dangerous distracts them from the existential dread. I don’t know if I’d make that argument, but I do think the reasons involved are nuanced and varied.
- catalogia 7y agoOne need look no further than the marketing material corporations like Juul are putting out. Are the ads playing up fears of climate change, or are the ads about making the product look cool? It's the later, obviously. Anybody who says otherwise is either deluded or trying to delude you.