tanteI wonder if this trend of "Kidults" (as in adults buying toys or having other very "child-like" hobbies and preferences) is fueled by how little pathways to joy we leave to adults so many revert back to when Ninja Turtles made them happy.
If you actually like toys or Cartoons or whatever, go apeshit. (I also love me some Invader Zim and other things). But It feels a bit regressive when the only path to joy is leading backwards and not in the present or the future.
Stuart 
@tante Yes. Most of this and more. I think there are many ways people try to cope with how the world is changing (and will change).
To me there's also the increasing removal of agency for younger generations of adults (compared to some previous generations). Having nobody to tell you you have to stop playing with your toys is a tiny act of exerting agency.