1.Going to the Zoo
As A Kid: It was like going all around the world, seeing beautiful animals and
even being able to touch some! The smells, the different themed sections
of the, "world," the roar of the animals, it was the best.
even being able to touch some! The smells, the different themed sections
of the, "world," the roar of the animals, it was the best.
As An Adult: I see beasts locked up, unable to move or run with freedom, bored to death and conditioned to not want anything else.
2.Eating at McDonald’s
As A Kid: It was so good! A little vacation each time you went. Maybe this time
your happy meal would come with the toy you actually wanted, or you
would sit INSIDE and there would be an INDOOR PLAYGROUND! It was magic!
your happy meal would come with the toy you actually wanted, or you
would sit INSIDE and there would be an INDOOR PLAYGROUND! It was magic!
As An Adult: All I see is gray meat, food that is actively working to kill me and
employees who do not make enough money to support themselves.
employees who do not make enough money to support themselves.
3. Going to the Circus
As A Kid: What an event! The animals- elephants doing tricks, horses running around,
sometimes actual BEARS! The clowns, walking the tightrope, getting shot
out of cannons, the circus was a real highlight.
sometimes actual BEARS! The clowns, walking the tightrope, getting shot
out of cannons, the circus was a real highlight.
As An Adult: If I were to go now I would see animal torture and employees who must
travel the country shoveling tortured animal poop in 50 cities during
the summer.
travel the country shoveling tortured animal poop in 50 cities during
the summer.
4.Going to Disney World
As A Kid: The happiest place on earth! The rides, the food, the characters! Disney
World was incredible, each one of their rides really did make you feel
like you were transported to a new time and place.
World was incredible, each one of their rides really did make you feel
like you were transported to a new time and place.
As An Adult: I feel like I am contributing to an all powerful corporation, paying
exorbitant prices to try and catch some glimpse of childhood happiness
and bliss only, and those glimpses of happiness only being commercially
constructed in the first place, devoid of real meaning.
exorbitant prices to try and catch some glimpse of childhood happiness
and bliss only, and those glimpses of happiness only being commercially
constructed in the first place, devoid of real meaning.
5. Staying Up Really Late
As A Kid: Staying up late was the best! It was like stealing time that didn't belong to
you and regardless of what you did it was still super fun.
you and regardless of what you did it was still super fun.
As An Adult: It's almost a disease, staying up late every night doing nothing
because you don't want to go to sleep because it means you'll have to go
to work when you wake up. But yet you still do it, every night, like a
monster.
because you don't want to go to sleep because it means you'll have to go
to work when you wake up. But yet you still do it, every night, like a
monster.
6. Buying Anything
As A Kid: When I was younger, any day could be as wonderful as Christmas if we went to
Toys-R-Us. Or if I was at the mall and got a new jersey, oh man, that
was a good day.
Toys-R-Us. Or if I was at the mall and got a new jersey, oh man, that
was a good day.
As An Adult: Now, literally everything I buy is a source of guilt. Either it was made by
some underpaid, desolate worker in a third world country or it is just
some, "thing," another object among objects I have in my possession,
taking up space providing fleeting satisfaction but ultimately a weird
empty shame at just wanting to have, "stuff."
some underpaid, desolate worker in a third world country or it is just
some, "thing," another object among objects I have in my possession,
taking up space providing fleeting satisfaction but ultimately a weird
empty shame at just wanting to have, "stuff."
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