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WTF?! Seriously... It doesn't sound like the individual writing this article has actually grown at all. Why are the millennial generations so lost in make bel

by johnea 2y ago

WTF?! Seriously... It doesn't sound like the individual writing this article has actually grown at all. Why are the millennial generations so lost in make believe? The reason the "majic" went away, is because it never existed! It was a figment of your childhood imagination. The real failure of those lost in make believe is that actual reality is about a billion times more enganging and offers about a trillion times the opportunity to see expanded horizons. But wasn't the huffulump so much better? 8-/ But the photo at the beginning tells it all: modern kiddults want a realaity as complex as green eggs and ham. No wonder we're fucked...

cosmic_cheese 2y ago
I would posit that the imperative to “grow up” is in fact part of the problem. As children become adults they’re repeatedly told to “be realistic” and follow well-worn paths taken by numerous others in attempt to avoid “failure”. Don’t do the thing you’ve dreamed about since you were a kid, become a doctor/lawyer/developer/etc. Don’t discover yourself and explore the possibilities, stick to what’s “safe”. This systematically douses natural sparks and transforms achievable goals into unreachable fantasies. People increasingly can’t imagine themselves breaking outside of the box, pushing boundaries, and changing the world, because the world has told them that they can’t and that they're best off not even trying.
- johnea 2y ago
  Nice effort at defending life in make believe! But it just doesn't hold water. Referring to my original post: --- The real failure of those lost in make believe is that actual reality is about a billion times more engaging and offers about a trillion times the opportunity to see expanded horizons. --- No one has to give up "natural sparks" or "achievable goals", in fact so much is gained by "facing reality" that loss of fictional childhood dreams is a welcome release that allows realization of real plans and aspirations. The idea that living in Dungeons and Dragons world is going to enable anyone to change the real world is just... childish. Grow Up! The real world will be there waiting for you. Because, that's all there actually is...
  - cosmic_cheese 2y ago
    My point is that people cannot manifest that which they cannot imagine, and the system as it’s currently structured crushes imagination and packs it away into the box of “childish” fiction. All those opportunities you’ve mentioned get boxed up along with that, because they don’t align with any of the paths prescribed by society. They’re viewed as unreachable fantasies. People still have a drive to procure agency in their lives though, and so instead of pursuing opportunities in real life (which they’ve been told is unrealistic), they live them out in mediums that give them permission to do so, like video games, TV shows, and books. So ironically, if we want to encourage people to get their head out of the clouds and pursue their goals, telling them to grow up is the least productive thing one could possibly do. A much more productive message would be one of empowerment — that dreams don’t have to remain dreams, that it’s ok to take risks, try things, and potentially fail, and that everybody has some amount of power to shape their own reality.

by johnea 2y ago

cosmic_cheese 2y ago

I would posit that the imperative to “grow up” is in fact part of the problem. As children become adults they’re repeatedly told to “be realistic” and follow well-worn paths taken by numerous others in attempt to avoid “failure”. Don’t do the thing you’ve dreamed about since you were a kid, become a doctor/lawyer/developer/etc. Don’t discover yourself and explore the possibilities, stick to what’s “safe”. This systematically douses natural sparks and transforms achievable goals into unreachable fantasies. People increasingly can’t imagine themselves breaking outside of the box, pushing boundaries, and changing the world, because the world has told them that they can’t and that they're best off not even trying.

johnea 2y ago
Nice effort at defending life in make believe! But it just doesn't hold water. Referring to my original post: --- The real failure of those lost in make believe is that actual reality is about a billion times more engaging and offers about a trillion times the opportunity to see expanded horizons. --- No one has to give up "natural sparks" or "achievable goals", in fact so much is gained by "facing reality" that loss of fictional childhood dreams is a welcome release that allows realization of real plans and aspirations. The idea that living in Dungeons and Dragons world is going to enable anyone to change the real world is just... childish. Grow Up! The real world will be there waiting for you. Because, that's all there actually is...
- cosmic_cheese 2y ago
  My point is that people cannot manifest that which they cannot imagine, and the system as it’s currently structured crushes imagination and packs it away into the box of “childish” fiction. All those opportunities you’ve mentioned get boxed up along with that, because they don’t align with any of the paths prescribed by society. They’re viewed as unreachable fantasies. People still have a drive to procure agency in their lives though, and so instead of pursuing opportunities in real life (which they’ve been told is unrealistic), they live them out in mediums that give them permission to do so, like video games, TV shows, and books. So ironically, if we want to encourage people to get their head out of the clouds and pursue their goals, telling them to grow up is the least productive thing one could possibly do. A much more productive message would be one of empowerment — that dreams don’t have to remain dreams, that it’s ok to take risks, try things, and potentially fail, and that everybody has some amount of power to shape their own reality.