[agumonkey]

I have a big problem with teenage culture. I didn't really have one but I see a lot of unhealthy escapism (I'm not an orthodox). It seems that teenagehood amplifies every emotion including need for social bonding, affection, status, excitement, self worth.. and the recent decades answer was: we are comfortable let them indulge in pleasures, you only get one childhood. While this is totally understandable, I feel these decades had a bogus point of view. The more I grow the more I think teenagehood energy should be channeled into adulthood smoothly but swiftly (granted variations between individuals). Instead of smoking to avoid anxiety or boredom, you get to throw all your creative energy, even anger in a way into craft/skills that will be very useful for adulthood.

I also believe that this was helped by the advanced education motto (the longer the studies the better).