Having sex, using drugs, and cursing as "adulthood."

The generations have been shaped—and continue to be shaped—by the notion that adulthood is defined by having sex, using drugs, and swearing. Because they are afraid. Afraid that the wretchedness inside them might seep outward. To curse, to make love, or to get high—these offer them something the “kids” cannot reach: the delusion of being “mature.”