The slow rewinding
September 13, 2014 4:44 PM Subscribe
Salon's Andrew O'Hehir responds to "The Death of Adulthood in America", an A.O. Scott piece in NYT Magazine (previous). O'Hehir diagnoses Scott's gripes, characterizing him as "displeased with 'the general immaturity of contemporary culture' but not quite willing to reject its ethos of perennial liberation, borderless exploration and 'perpetual flux.' "
O'Hehir responds to Scott playing "frustrated English professor" by playing "former college Marxist", pointing out that "Lifetime job security is an antediluvian delusion ... home ownership is out of reach for all but the rich.... Those things were the essential underpinnings of classic adulthood, and without them it’s no surprise to see the old order fading away."
O'Hehir responds to Scott playing "frustrated English professor" by playing "former college Marxist", pointing out that "Lifetime job security is an antediluvian delusion ... home ownership is out of reach for all but the rich.... Those things were the essential underpinnings of classic adulthood, and without them it’s no surprise to see the old order fading away."
This post was deleted for the following reason: Yeah, probably best to add this here if someone hasn't already. -- cortex
Okay, did anyone read the end of A.O. Scott's article? Because he isn't displeased with the death of adulthood at all. He's actually "all for it."
posted by pwally at 4:52 PM on September 13, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by pwally at 4:52 PM on September 13, 2014 [1 favorite]
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