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Why Is Everyone So Boring?

overcomingbias.com published 2023-02-02

Upon seeing the adult world in detail, teens often lament “But it’s all so boring!” And in a standard trope of fiction, a spark of art infuses life, energy, and vitality into dull adults whose lives have lost all meaning.

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