--- title: "1 Permanent Adolescence Quotes By Sov8840" description: "1 Permanent Adolescence quotes by Sov8840. Plus more from Sov8840 and more Permanent Adolescence sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/738/sov8840-28877_adult_even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adul_2301125.jpg" --- > [“Even if the system is obsessed with adulthood, it does not raise "adults"; it rewards permanent adolescence. The intellect is numbed by memes. The imagination is outsourced to social media trends. Political discourse is reduced to hashtags and merchandise. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adulthood-it-does-not-raise/) Sov8840 [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/738/sov8840-28877_adult_even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adul_2301125.jpg) ## More by Sov8840 > [“The default digital world tone is one of hyperactive friendliness, artificial empathy, emoji-based validation, dopamine-rich feedback loops, toxic positivity, and veiled cruelty. They assume…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/the-default-digital-world-tone-is-one-of-hyperactive-friendliness/) Sov8840 > [“...All of these writings could be reduced to mere “thought-provoking content,” for the system devours everything in its path like a never-satisfied monster—even its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/all-of-these-writings-could-be-reduced-to-mere-thought-provoking/) Sov8840 > [“Any judgment born of collective agreement is, by nature, arbitrary, no matter how widely it is accepted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/any-judgment-born-of-collective-agreement-is-by-nature-arbitrary-no/) Sov8840 > [“Peace lies in the absence of the desire and need for peace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/peace-lies-in-the-absence-of-the-desire-and-need-for-peace/) Sov8840 > [“In a game, there is a main character raised within American culture: he speaks in slang, lives for sex and pleasure, feels "successful" if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/in-a-game-there-is-a-main-character-raised-within-american-culture-he/) Sov8840 > [“Pleasure demands constant and repeated stimulation to be felt by the common mind. If it is a book, one must finish one and move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/pleasure-demands-constant-and-repeated-stimulation-to-be-felt-by-the/) Sov8840 > [“The media and the internet exist not to transmit knowledge as it is, but to amplify, exaggerate, and embellish the exact reality. Whatever is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/the-media-and-the-internet-exist-not-to-transmit-knowledge-as-it-is/) Sov8840 > [“For many people, the expression “disconnecting from the world” essentially means disconnecting from society—for this is the only world they know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/for-many-people-the-expression-disconnecting-from-the-world/) Sov8840 > [“...and they absorb the world shaped by these, "constructing" their thoughts, feelings, words, actions, identity, and beliefs accordingly. Which means they will think in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/and-they-absorb-the-world-shaped-by-these-constructing-their-thoughts/) Sov8840 > [“Pleasure demands constant and repeated stimulation to be felt for a common mind. If it is a book, one must finish one and move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/pleasure-demands-constant-and-repeated-stimulation-to-be-felt-for-a/) Sov8840 > [“Embracing pain strengthens the will; embracing crying heals the soul; embracing melancholy deepens insight and perception; embracing boredom fosters creativity and imagination; embracing misery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/embracing-pain-strengthens-the-will-embracing-crying-heals-the-soul/) Sov8840 > [“Whether lying in bed, sitting, eating, on the toilet, pushing a stroller, walking the dog, shopping, walking, “listening” to others, talking, driving, crossing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/whether-lying-in-bed-sitting-eating-on-the-toilet-pushing-a-stroller/) Sov8840 > [“This is clearly cultural imperialism, which explains why Western culture is, in fact, the sole (main) global culture. Yet, this is consistently disguised and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/this-is-clearly-cultural-imperialism-which-explains-why-western/) Sov8840 > [“A simple proof that they are a kind of robot: if the era and civilization they live in worshipped "ugliness," they too would come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/a-simple-proof-that-they-are-a-kind-of-robot-if-the-era-and/) Sov8840 > [“Imagining someone who will not collapse my complexity into compressed and simplified roles like friend, lover, genius, or ghost... such a being exists only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/imagining-someone-who-will-not-collapse-my-complexity-into-compressed/) Sov8840 ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/permanent-adolescence/sov8840/#itemlist", "name": "1 Permanent Adolescence Quotes By Sov8840", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Even if the system is obsessed with adulthood, it does not raise \"adults\"; it rewards permanent adolescence. The intellect is numbed by memes. The imagination is outsourced to social media trends. Political discourse is reduced to hashtags and merchandise. Even rage is prepackaged: click, post, feel righteous, repeat.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sov8840" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adulthood-it-does-not-raise/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/738/sov8840-28877_adult_even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adul_2301125.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/738/sov8840-28877_adult_even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adul_2301125.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/738/sov8840-28877_adult_even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adul_2301125.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Even if the system is obsessed with adulthood, it does not raise \"adults\"; it rewards permanent adolescence…” — Sov8840", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/permanent-adolescence/sov8840/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/permanent-adolescence/sov8840/", "name": "Permanent Adolescence Quotes by Sov8840", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/permanent-adolescence/sov8840/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/738/sov8840-28877_adult_even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adul_2301125.jpg" }, "description": "1 Permanent Adolescence quotes by Sov8840. Plus more from Sov8840 and more Permanent Adolescence sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/permanent-adolescence/sov8840/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/permanent-adolescence/sov8840/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Permanent Adolescence", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/permanent-adolescence/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Sov8840", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/permanent-adolescence/sov8840/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```