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Infantilization of Western Culture: Adults No Longer Adult

September 20, 2018June 1, 2020 Simon Gottschalk 2 Comments Politics

College students aren’t the only ones embracing infantilization, but what happens when an entire society succumbs to childlike behavior?

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