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Life without action figures and comic books isn't supposed to be suffering, it's supposed to be a realization that such things are childish for a reason. Adults

Life without action figures and comic books isn't supposed to be suffering, it's supposed to be a realization that such things are childish for a reason. Adults deal with responsibility, and have their own joys that children can't share.

bmacho 3y ago
> Life without action figures and comic books isn't supposed to be suffering, it's supposed to be a realization that such things are childish for a reason. And the reason is that you personally want to be superior to others, and the best you can come up with is insulting their hobbies and taste.
- c_crank 3y ago
  I didn't invent the conception of comic books and action figures as childish. It's very much worth considering why it exists and where it came from.
  - bmacho 3y ago
    It exists because you want to feel good by looking down to others, and this is the best you can come up with. I don't know where does it came from. The church, probably? Does it matter, tho? edit: you are bullying people for their hobbies and taste, it is bad, please stop.
    - c_crank 3y ago
      It came from people organically reacting to the flood of juvenile comic book stories put out in the 50s. Nothing to do with "the church" at all.
      - bmacho 3y ago
        Yes, and the audience mainly consisted of young adults. Now that this is settled, I think you should stop insulting people because of their hobbies and taste.
piva00 3y ago
If you'd explain why such things are childish we can have a conversation about it, just calling things names to evoke certain aversion based on some black-and-white worldview that categorises them in "correct" and "wrong" is anti-intellectual, and so certainly childish.
- c_crank 3y ago
  I can try and explain it. The definition is not going to rely on any kind of hard values or studies, because it is a soft cultural term used for name calling. Passions that are seen as childish usually tend to lack any sort of practical utility. Action figures and games are ultimately just timewasters. Kids learning to build stuff with woodworking tools would seem less childish because that is a useful skill compared to building things out of legos. Often, a skill that would otherwise be practical becomes childish when it is simplified to be impractical, and thus, easier for kids to learn. Even in the world of fiction and literature, which can easily be argued to be a timewaster regardless of quality, the stuff that is childish is also generally seen as overly simplified. Explicitly this is done by ratings boards that don't let certain content be present in kid's movies and books. Implicitly, writers and directors can and do simplify and dumb down their work when creating something made for children. It is possible for someone making a work for children not to rely so much on simplification, but the reality is that this happens far less often then proponents of the "Young Adult" genre would suggest. Just go look at the shit you find in a bookstore if you think I'm wrong. I wouldn't call being anti-intellectual childish by this definition, though, because there is a practical value in realizing that intellectuals can say incorrect things at any time.
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  - chx 3y ago
    > Passions that are seen as childish usually tend to lack any sort of practical utility. Action figures and games are ultimately just timewasters. Please read up on cognitive rest. Doing nothing is important.

bmacho 3y ago

> Life without action figures and comic books isn't supposed to be suffering, it's supposed to be a realization that such things are childish for a reason. And the reason is that you personally want to be superior to others, and the best you can come up with is insulting their hobbies and taste.

c_crank 3y ago
I didn't invent the conception of comic books and action figures as childish. It's very much worth considering why it exists and where it came from.
- bmacho 3y ago
  It exists because you want to feel good by looking down to others, and this is the best you can come up with. I don't know where does it came from. The church, probably? Does it matter, tho? edit: you are bullying people for their hobbies and taste, it is bad, please stop.
  - c_crank 3y ago
    It came from people organically reacting to the flood of juvenile comic book stories put out in the 50s. Nothing to do with "the church" at all.
    - bmacho 3y ago
      Yes, and the audience mainly consisted of young adults. Now that this is settled, I think you should stop insulting people because of their hobbies and taste.

piva00 3y ago

If you'd explain why such things are childish we can have a conversation about it, just calling things names to evoke certain aversion based on some black-and-white worldview that categorises them in "correct" and "wrong" is anti-intellectual, and so certainly childish.

c_crank 3y ago
I can try and explain it. The definition is not going to rely on any kind of hard values or studies, because it is a soft cultural term used for name calling. Passions that are seen as childish usually tend to lack any sort of practical utility. Action figures and games are ultimately just timewasters. Kids learning to build stuff with woodworking tools would seem less childish because that is a useful skill compared to building things out of legos. Often, a skill that would otherwise be practical becomes childish when it is simplified to be impractical, and thus, easier for kids to learn. Even in the world of fiction and literature, which can easily be argued to be a timewaster regardless of quality, the stuff that is childish is also generally seen as overly simplified. Explicitly this is done by ratings boards that don't let certain content be present in kid's movies and books. Implicitly, writers and directors can and do simplify and dumb down their work when creating something made for children. It is possible for someone making a work for children not to rely so much on simplification, but the reality is that this happens far less often then proponents of the "Young Adult" genre would suggest. Just go look at the shit you find in a bookstore if you think I'm wrong. I wouldn't call being anti-intellectual childish by this definition, though, because there is a practical value in realizing that intellectuals can say incorrect things at any time.
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- chx 3y ago
  > Passions that are seen as childish usually tend to lack any sort of practical utility. Action figures and games are ultimately just timewasters. Please read up on cognitive rest. Doing nothing is important.