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.

@tante We can't afford houses, barely afford cars so we fill the gap with things from the eras where we didn't care so much about that fact.

People look to the past when the present is bleak and the future looks worse.