tanteJun 15
I 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.
Show threadtanteJun 15
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.
Show threadtanteJun 15
Like what are established forms of joy for adults that are
a) not based on competition/"excellence"/job-like performance
b) not talked about as wasteful/frivolous
c) accessible to people without a lot of spare cash?
Show threadMarc

@tante (Do you mean “forms of job” or “forms of joy”?)

Anyway, I think most things Hobbits do would score rather high. Gardening, hiking, cooking, socializing, fighting evil overlords. Okay, the last one is kind of job-like.

Jun 15 at 1:17pmWeb
Show threadMarcJun 15
@tante But Marc, I hear you saying, aren’t Elves and Dwarfs doing basically the same thing? No. Dwarfs are just weird. And Elves might be doing the same things but not with the right attitude.