Poll: Can You Spot 10 Signs of a Childish Adult?

some people i work with qualify for every one of these daily

Grownups deal with reality, reliably speaking the truth

this is the most childish thing ive read all day

have to vote "budding narcissism" though. i love the use of "budding", brings to mind a flower.

voted no observing ego

Yeah I struggled to take this seriously, maybe I'm a dribbling manchild

But no observing ego seems like the underlying cause of the rest of the effects listed

have to vote "budding narcissism" though. i love the use of "budding", brings to mind a flower.

― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:47 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

What if we started calling it "crowning narcissism" instead? What then?

Some bullshit imo

I was wincing a bit as I read through but I'm relieved to confirm that this list doesn't touch on any of my own innumerable issues. But, yeah, the suggestions of how adults behave seems more like wishful thinking than objective reportage.

immature defenses and name calling!

In my (primitive) defense, I was just using the headline to express today's eye roll.

Grownups deal with reality, reliably speaking the truth

First part of that sentence is close enough to certify as true, but the second part is a 'white lie'.

I'd say adults can be relied on to lie or tell the truth according to their personal standards for truthfulness, developed through experience. Those standards can differ widely, but are applied fairly consistently once they've been adopted. Children have not developed consistent standards about lying and so are not reliable in the sense of being inconsistent.

XP guilty guilty but posting dribble like this in seriousness (not saying you did this the) because like your president isn't exackly the height of maturity

List is bullshit.

Now, I will read thread replies..

Yep, fair play.

'Adults never resort to name calling', come on even Ghandi managed that!

have to vote "budding narcissism" though. i love the use of "budding", brings to mind a flower.

― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:47 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

What if we started calling it "crowning narcissism" instead? What then?

― Evan, Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:53 PM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

turtling narcissism

i only did it because you

11. Got a black cat bone

what are we voting for -- best? worst? most/least tolerable in others?

I think I’m voting for the most obnoxious

i voted for easiest to spot
emotional escalation

And by most obnoxious I mean the quality I find most insufferable in myself and therefore completely intolerable when displayed by others - so 6

I'd just like to point out the source for this pablum is way less terrible and far more coherent than the NYT article on how to be a better person in 2018

Why i never

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