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Is adulthood a destination you arrive at?

Axis: adulthood is a fixed state you reach ... there is no line; you keep becoming

John

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2011-08-31 new John tells people leaving school that the 'real world' they enter is neither more nor less real than earlier worlds, and that adulthood gets much better with time. How to Become An Adult 00:00:17
2012-10-02 new John: adulthood is not a monolithic state you acquire and ride out; you will always be figuring out what to do and doing many things, and teenagers are already doing adulthood. What To Do With Your Life 00:00:19

Hank

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2012-04-20 new Hank says you never know when you are an adult: the lines between life stages are imaginary, and growing up, loving or having a job are journeys, not destinations. Thoughts on Growing up 00:02:54
2013-01-16 restate Hank says adulthood is things being the same every day for years, and hopes the questioner never feels like a real adult. An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall 01:48:09