This chapter explores the clash between a child's dream of becoming a sculptor and societal pressures to conform to traditional career paths. Through a poignant dialogue and a vision of an ideal society, it emphasizes the importance of nurturing individual passions and supporting children's creative pursuits.
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The Wrong Boys reflect on their childhoods, think about the ways that society lets children down, and imagine a directly democratic agetopia, where differences in age are part of a complimentary whole.
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Opening Theme Song by Trái Bơ: https://traibo.bandcamp.com/ Closing Theme Song by Dope Creature: https://soundcloud.com/dopecreature
Links: The Child and It’s Enemies – Emma Goldman: https://libcom.org/article/child-and-its-enemies-emma-goldman No! Against Adult Supremacy: https://archive.org/details/no-against-adult-supremacy Why is the Child Crying? Slavery, Settler Colonialism, and the Ontological Misfortune of Childhood – Toby Rollo: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/toby-rollo-brian-davis-arthur-silber-no-against-adult-supremacy-vol-10#toc1 Childism by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (CW: Child Abuse): ISBN-10: 0300173113 Escape from Childhood by John Holt: ISBN-10: 0985400293
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