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LifestreamSo your friends are all grown up. Isn’t that a shocker. People start pairing up, having kids. And what do you do? It’s a damn awkward situation and not my cup of tea quite frankly. It’s awkward because it reminds you of what you ought to be doing, but since you haven’t completed the prerequisites for serious relationships and in turn kids, it’s a no go.
It’s a bit like the first time you play Civilization and are shocked to realize that you need mathematics in order to construct catapults. Or that Communism makes Michelangelos Chapel obsolete. Who would have known. Of course, having played Civilization hundreds of times in its various incarnations, you’re familiar with the tech tree and the rules of the world. Unfortunately life is, in essence, a once in a lifetime experience.
It’s also awkward because you don’t know how to relate to people from that point on. Is it business as usual? Or are you required by some intangible social contract to behave any differently? It’s a bit like going to a funeral if you haven’t been to one before. Your best bet is to just shut up.
Social contract are a problem. They’re like EULAs that you magically sign by walking in the room or by even knowing about something. So the less you know the better off you are. That is my philosophy anyway.
I’m not buying into this. I don’t see how kids and relationships are going to change the world. We’ve had them since the evolution of eukaryotic, multicellular life and sexual reproduction. And look where it got us.
