Adulthood is Awesome

It is a common refrain that childhood was great, and things have go downhill since.

Collisteru disagrees! Adulthood is awesome, actually, he explains:

Adulthood is objectively better than childhood. Everything boils down to freedom, the golden gift of adulthood.

I don’t think the average person realizes their own freedom. Most adults in the United States could at any time, if they really wanted to, cut all ties to their home country and move to India… Children live under a dictatorship, however benevolent. The charming thing about childhood, however bad, is that it’s temporary. You’re liberated in the end.

They go on to give a few more reasons, and none of them really vibe with me. But they are absolutely correct about freedom.

I’ve often felt a little thrill on Friday nights, when I realize I could drive miles to the Wyoming-Colorado border right at that moment just for fun. No one and nothing would stop me. No one and nothing! Isn’t that so cool? I am utterly free to adventure.