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Theory: 9/11 stunted emotional growth for millenials
| rare earth | 09/03/25 |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 12:09 AM Author: rare earth Familiar with the idea that traumatic events during childhood/adolescence can freeze or stunt emotional growth? Same reason grownup women who still talk with the little-girl voice often had an abuse incident. Like they’re clinging to the moment just before Life Changed.
Now imagine an entire generation of kids between 14-24 dealing with a staggering, frame-shifting incident like 9/11 after living through the placid 90s. So many of them still see the world through the lens of high-school/college frames (or clique theory, if you will) and trudge their way into their 40s, slowly forming families or becoming property owners, because they still want to live juvenile fantasy lives in the Big City like they’re the characters in “Friends.” Too obsessed with video games and comic book movies. Nothing resembles the natural move toward Grown Adult exploits of boomers and even Gen X when those groups hit their 20s. |