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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 18 MIN

The Rise of Infantilism (or the strange death of adulthood)

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A conversation about The Rise of Infantilism — an essay examining how adulthood quietly stopped being expected in workplaces, institutions and public life.When discomfort is reclassified as harm and resilience as cruelty, what replaces self-regulation, responsibility and standards? And what happens when nobody is required to cope anymore?Source essay: The Rise of Infantilism (or the strange death of adulthood)https://straightface.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-infantilism

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