Downtime

In a Newsweek article by Robert J. Samuelson titled "Adventures In Agelessness," Samuelson hits the nail on the head: "We live in an age when people increasingly refuse to act their age. The young (or many of them) yearn to be older, while the older (or many of them) yearn to be younger. We have progressively demolished the life cycle's traditional stages, shortening childhood and following it with a few murky passages. Adolescence--imagined as a pleasant mix of adult rights without adult responsibilities--begins before puberty and, for some, lasts forever....age denial is everywhere."