> Unless we do something worthwhile — fun, interesting, desirable — with those privileges, young people won’t want to apply to the society of grown-ups, and adu

> Unless we do something worthwhile — fun, interesting, desirable — with those privileges, young people won’t want to apply to the society of grown-ups, and adults won’t be able to wholeheartedly encourage them to join its ranks. This is the crux of TA. It's encouraging us (adults) to live in such a way that makes adulthood look worth pursuing. It really can be tempting to waste adult years on things that won't matter next month. I know I'm guilty of foofing away a lot of my adult life on inane web surfing, for example--if only because I wasn't thoughtful and determined about focusing my relaxing time towards better goals. Just a little self denial (sleep or read a book instead) would have yielded exponentially better results.