,Y\? & ,REGRESSION 9 AN ,9FANTILE ,SOCIETY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

,TEXT 3 

,AMONG ! Y\NG !RE >E QUITE A FEW EXAMPLES ( A T5D5CY TO REGRESS OR TURN BACK4 ,:E!R OR NOT !SE PH5OM5A >E *>ACT]I/IC ( SOME?+ CALL$ 0,G5]ATION ,X0 WE MU/ LEAVE = M$IA TO DET]M9E2 AFT] ALL1 IT'S !IR JOB TO DEF9E & MAKE 9TELLIGIBLE SOCIAL REALITY4 ,?AT ASIDE1 ,I ?9K !RE >E ASPECTS ( REGRESSION ?AT >E NOTEWOR?Y_/POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT1 & :I* NE$ TO BE PUT 9 CONTEXT4 

,*ILDHOOD WAS ONCE A PLACE ( REFUGE1 A SECURE ZONE ( PROTECTION & 9NOC5CE4 ,= SOME TIME1 H[EV]1 AS ) EV]Y O!R P>T ( LIFE1 ! COMMODITY & ITS ATT5DANT =MS ( VIOL5CE HAVE 9VAD$ ?IS SPH]E4 ,& YET IT CONT9UES TO REPRES5T A SORT ( HAV51 IF SOME Y\? FA%IONS >E ANY 9DICATION4 ,! WAIF LOOK & ,DR4 ,SEUSS-/YLE CLO!S REFLECT ?IS YE>N+ TO GO BACK TO A RELATIVELY BETT] TIME & PLACE4 ,SEE+ TE5S 9 OV]SIZE %IRTS & SWEAT]S1 = EXAMPLE1 ! SLEEVES HID+ !IR H&S1 GIVES ONE A PRON\NC$ IMPRESSION ?AT !Y FE> :]E !Y'RE HEAD$ & W\LD LIKE TO BE SMALL *ILDR5 AGA94 

,POPUL> =MS ( SPEE* >E ANO!R SITE ( REGRESSION1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO >GUE4 ,MAK+ /ATEM5TS 9TO QUE/IONS BY ! USE ( RIS+ 9TONATION IS A TYPE ( /EPP+ BACK FROM REALITY4 ,! DECL>ATIVE S5T5CE BECOMES AN 5TREATY1 0AM ,I RI<T 9 MAK+ EV5 ! MO/ 9OCCU\S ASS]TION80 ,! SPEAK] UNCONSCI\SLY QUE/IONS HIS OR H] ABILITY TO SAY ANY?+ /RAI<T=W>DLY4 

,! 9F9ITELY OV]US$ 0LIKE01 AS UBIQUIT\S QUALIFI]1 ALSO SEEMS TO SIGNIFY A REV]SION1 OR EVASION ( ADUL?OOD4 ,AS 9 ! CASE ( PUTT+ A QUE/ION M>K ON EV]Y UTT]ANCE1 0LIKE0 BESPEAKS AN 9DIRECTNESS ?AT BORD]S ON FE> ( CONNECT+ ) REALITY4 0,WE LIKE W5T TO ! HEA*40 ,DID Y\ GO OR NOT8 ,REIGN+ POP CULTURE SCRE5WRIT] ,QU5T9 ,T>5T9O CANNOT SEEM TO REFRA9 FROM 0LIKE0 9 HIS [N SPEE*1 AN 9/ANCE ( PO/MOD]N SEMI-LIT]ACY4 ,9 ! HI<-TE* AGE ( VIRTUAL REALITY P]HAPS REALITY IS BECOM+ VIRTUAL 9 A LESS NOTIC$ S5SE ?AN ,V,R4 

,:I* BR+S TO M9D ! T5D5CY T[>D ILLIT]ACY ITSELF4 ,:ILE C]TA9LY NOT CONF9$ TO ! Y\NG G5]ATION1 ?IS DEVELOPM5T IS LESS ONE ( O!RS' LOS+ !IR LIT]ACY ?AT IT IS ( Y\? HAV+ LESS 9T]E/ 9 ADOPT+ IT ?AN 9 PREVI\S TIMES4 ,! Y\NG ,S>TRE ONCE PROCLAIM$ ?AT 0,NO-ONE HAS WRITT5 A WORD ( TRU? AB\T US40 ,NON-LIT]ACY IS 9 A V]Y IMPORTANT S5SE A REACTION TO ! TREM5D\S ACCUMULATION ( LIES ?AT COMPRISES MOD]N CULTURE & EV]YDAY LIFE4 

,TELEVISION1 A PASSIVE & 9 ?AT RESPECT *ILDI% =M ( MASS M$IA1 HAS NEV] BE5 SO WIDELY CONSUM$4 ,TODAY'S Y\? >E NOT ! FIR/ ,T,V G5]ATION1 BUT >E MORE & MORE SUBJECT TO :AT IS (T5 EV5 /UPID] ?AN BE=E4 ,SOCIOLOGI/ ,VICKI ,ABT REVEAL$ 9 FALL #aiid H] E/IMATION1 BAS$ ON ! /UDY ( #a1 H\RS ( ,OPRAH1 ,DONAHUE1 & ,SALLY ,JESSY ,RAPHAEL1 ?AT #i P]C5T ( ! GUE/S >E ILLIT]ATE4 ,%E DRAWS ! UNMI/AKABLE CONCLUSIONS AS TO ! EFFECTS ON VIEW]S' LIT]ACY LEVELS4 ,TO BE OBSESS$ ) 5T]TA9M5T IS REPORT$IY A *>ACT]I/IC ( 0TW5TYSOME?+S04 ,& :Y NOT8 ,:O C\LD FEEL MORE BETRAY$ 9 ! DES]T ( LATE CAPITALI/ NO?+NESS ?AN ?OSE MO/ IMM]S$ 9 ITS REC5T WORS5+1 & MORE DESP]ATELY 9 NE$ ( DIV]SION FROM ITS HORRORS8 

,TODAY'S MUSIC EXHIBITS ! !MES ( REGRESSION ) A V5GEANCE1 OR1 ,I SUPPOSE ONE %\LD SAY1 )\T A V5GEANCE4 ,DOE-EY$ GAM9 ,KATE ,BU% 70,MO!R ,/&S = ,COM=T10 0,! ,W>M ,ROOM07 T5DS T[>D A RETREAT TO *ILDHOOD1 :ILE ALBUM COV] >T DISPLAYS TAKES ON KIDDIES1 DOLLS1 & ! LIKE 7FROM GR\PS LIKE ,D9OSAUR ,JR41 ,/ONE ,TEMPLE ,PILOTS1 ,MU?A'S ,DAY ,\T1 ,BABES 9 ,TOYL&1 ,SONIC ,Y\?74 ,NO:]E WAS ?IS MORE GRAPHIC ?AN ) ,NIRVANA1 :OSE ?IRD & F9AL ALBUM WAS CALL$ ,9 ,UT]O4 ,RETURN+ TO ! WOMB WAS A RECURR+ !ME ( ,KURT ,COBA91 ! ANGUI%$ WAIL ( ONE :OSE *ILDHOOD C\LD C]TA9LY NOT BE TAK5 = AN IDYLL1 9 LIFE OR >T4 ,HIS REGRESSION WAS DRIV5 TO ITS FUR!/ PO9T1 9 LIFE & >T4 

,IF PUNK 9 ! LATE '#gS DREW ON A VITAL RAGE1 ROCK TODAY1 TO G5]ALIZE GR&LY1 IS MORE AB\T P[]LESSNESS1 FE>1 VIOLATION1 CONFUSION4 ,NOT ?AT ANY ( ?IS IS EXACTLY NEW4 ,! NOTEBOOKS ( ,!ODOR ,ADORNO FIFTY YE>S AGO W]E ! BASIS = HIS ,M9IMALIA ,MORALIA1 A COLLECTION ( %ORT PIECES ?AT WAS SUBTITL$ ,REFLECTIONS ON ,DAMAG$ ,LIFE4 ,HE REF]R$ TO HIS [N DAMAGE2 LIFE 9 DIVID$ SOCIETY IS NO AB/RACTION1 IT DAMAGES EA* ( US 9CREAS+LY4 ,9 ,! ,NEW ,YORK] 7,M>* #g1 #a#i#i#d71 REVIEW] ,T]R5CE ,RAFF]TY COMPLA9$ ?AT ! MOVIE ,REALITY ,BITES FAIL$ TO GIVE A CLE> PICTURE ( ! NEW G5]ATION2 IT LEFT ONE FEEL+ 0PUZZL$ & VAGUELY CRUMMY40 ,SOON AFT]1 A LETT] TO ! $ITOR BY ,JO% ,COH5 PROVID$ ?IS REPLY3 0,I HATE TO BE ! ONE TO TELL HIM ?IS1 BUT FEEL+ PUZZL$ & VAGUELY CRUMMY PRETTY MU* IS ! EXP]I5CE ( ! NEW G5]ATION40 

,UND] 0REGRESSION0 ONE MI<T ADD ! SEEM+LY MORE COMMON OCCURR5CE ( Y\NG ADULTS RETURN+ TO LIVE ) !IR P>5TS4 ,9 A CONTEXT ( SO FEW JOBS ?AT PAY RELATIVELY DEC5T WAGES1 MANY CANNOT AF=D TO DO O!RWISE4 ,BEYOND ?AT FACT ( LIFE1 !RE IS A WIDESPREAD REJECTION ( :ITE-COLL> C>E]ISM4 ,BUT ?IS REFUSAL1 9 ! ABS5CE ( GR\NDS = IDEALISM1 DOES NOT TRANSLATE 9TO FREELY *OS5 POV]TY OR M>G9ALITY4 ,?US1 UNLIKE ! Y\NG 9 ! '#fS OR EV5 '#gS1 MORE *OOSE TO LIVE ) P>5TS OR ACCEPT1 :]E POSSIBLE1 MAJOR SUPPORT FROM !M4 

,DEPRESSION HAS BE5 WIDELY T\T$ AS 5DEMIC TO ! TW5TYSOME?+ G5]ATION1 :I* EXPLA9S ! RESONANCE ( BOOKS LIKE ,ELIZABE? ,WURTZEL'S CONFESSIONAL ,PROZAC ,NATION3 ,Y\NG & ,DEPRESS$ 9 ,AM]ICA 7#a#i#i#d74 ,AS PSY*OLOGI/ ,M>T9 ,SELIGMAN'S BE/-SELL+ #aii ,LE>N$ ,OPTIMISM PUT IT1 0,SEV]E DEPRESSION IS #a TIMES MORE PREVAL5T TODAY ?AN IT WAS #e YE>S AGO1 & IT /RIKES A FULL DECADE E>LI] 9 LIFE ON AV]AGE ?AN IT DID A G5]ATION AGO40 ,AMONG ! NEWS ( RIS+ DRUG USE & ITS 9CID5CE AMONG Y\NG] & Y\NG] AGE GR\PS1 !RE W]E TWO NATIONAL /UDIES 9 #aiid CONC]N+ ! 0/>TL+0 9CREASE ( B+E DR9K+ BY COLLEGE /UD5TS1 ESPECIALLY WOM54 ',!Y REPORT$ RAMPANT ALCOHOL ABUSE LEAD+ TO VIOL5CE1 V&ALISM1 & O!R TYPES ( AGGRESSION4 

,SU* FEEL+S & BEHAVIORS TE/IFY TO FRU/RATION & DESPAIR ?AT HAVE NO:]E TO GO :5 ! SOCIAL L&SCAPE IS SO FROZ54 ,DISAFFECTION OR EV5 OPPOSITION >E QUICKLY M>KET$ 9TO SALABLE /YLE IMAGES2 ALI5ATION AS FA%ION4 ,MEAN:ILE SUICIDE1 P]HAPS ! ULTIMATE REGRESSION1 HAS BE5 ON A /EADY RISE = SEV]AL DECADES4 ,& NOT JU/ 9 ! ,U4,S41 BY ! WAY4 ,9 ,JAPAN1 ,WAT>U ,TSURUMI'S ,COMPLETE ,MANUAL ( ,SUICIDE 7#a#i#i#c7 SOLD OV] #b1 COPIES 9 ITS FIR/ FEW MON?S1 *IEFLY TO ?OSE UND] ?IRTY4 

,EAT+ DISORD]S >E TRADEM>K AFFLICTIONS ( TODAY'S Y\NG PEOPLE & MIRROR ! P[]LESSNESS ( ONE'S V]Y E>LY YE>S4,TO NOT EAT H>KS BACK TO ! /AGE AT :I* ?IS *OICE IS ALMO/ ! ONLY OPTION = PROTE/4  ,RETREAT+ FROM ! WORLD ( S*OOL1 OCCUPATIONS1 ETC41 IT CON/ITUTES1 ACCORD+ TO ,KIM ,*]N9'S ,! ,HUNGRY ,SELF 7#a#i#h#e71 0AN EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE WAY TO /OP ! MOVEM5T 9TO ! WORLD40 

,= ! PA/ C\PLE ( DECADES OR SO1 ! PSY*OLOGICAL MODEL ( ! 9DIVIDUAL HAS BE5 ?AT ( ,N>CISSUS1 NAM$ = ! SELF-ABSORB$ MY?OLOGICAL FIGURE4 ,! POPUL> ,CULTURE ( ,N>CISSISM BY ,*RI/OPH] ,LAS* 7#a#i#g#i7 WAS P>T ( ! %IFT FROM ! E>LI] LONG-/&+ ,O$IPUS P]SONALITY P>ADIGM4 ,TODAY'S DOM9ANT TYPE IS N[ ONE ( LONG+ = ! ABS5CE ( UNSATISFI$ YE>N+S1 A H>K5+ BACK TO AN ORIG9AL UNITY_/:OL5ESS_/P]FECTION4 ,! Y\NG1 AS MI<T BE SURMIS$1 >E PREEM95TLY BE>]S ( ?IS REC5TLY >RIV$ E?OS1 ONE :I* IS PRIM>ILY DEF9$ AS A REGRESSION4 ,N>CISSI/IC DISAPPO9TM5T1 (T5 T]M$ 0UNREALI/IC10 CANNOT ACCEPT ! ESS5TIALLY 0M$IOCRE0 NATURE ( ORD9>Y LIFE 7,K]NB]G #a#i#h#h74 ,?US IT IS EASY TO SEE ?AT N>CISSISM IS P>T ( A G5]AL MOVEM5T AWAY FROM SACRIFICE & REPRESSION & ?US HAS SUBV]SIVE POT5TIAL4 ,( C\RSE1 IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT !RE >E COMMON WEAKNESSES 9 ?IS P]SONALITY ORI5TATION1 SU* AS SELF-ABSORPTION :I* TAKES NO NOTICE ( ! NATURE ( SOCIETY & H5CE NEGLECTS TO QUE/ION IT4 ,NEW ,AGE SOLIPSISM IS A P]FECT EXAMPLE ( ?IS T5D5CY4 

,ALL N>CISSI/IC TYPES1 ACCORD+ TO ,BUR/5 7#a#i#h#f7 >E CAPABLE ( FLY+ 9TO RAGES4 ,?IS IS RELAT$ TO ! COMMONLY-SE5 TRAIT ( N>CISSI/IC HUMILIATION2 ! 9TOL]ABLE S5SE ( 9JURY & IMPOT5CE CONTA9S ! IMPLICIT ?REAT ( ITS =CEFUL REV]SAL4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT DOESN'T SEEM \T ( PLACE TO M5TION ?AT !RE HAS BE51 S9CE ! #a#i#fS1 A L>GE LIT]ATURE L9K+ N>CISSISM & 0T]RORISM40 

,TAK+ ACC\NT ( REGRESSIVE FEATURES AMONG SOME ( ! Y\NG1 ONE HAS TO RECOGNIZE 9 !SE FEATURES AT LEA/ A SOME:AT JU/IFI$ /RATEGY1 ON :ATEV] LEVEL IT C\LD BE SAID TO BE SU*4 ,! WORLD ?AT Y\? >E EXPECT$ TO 5T] & REPRODUCE IS BANKRUPT1 FE>SOME1 & )\T PROSPECTS4 

,9 FACT1 IT IS F> MORE 9FANTILE 9 ITS WORK+S & CATEGORIES ?AN 9 ! DEF5SES AGA9/ IT ?AT Y\? ]ECT = !IR [N 9TEGRITY4 ,NOT ONLY1 AS A F\NDATION ( MOD]N LIFE1 DOES ! 5CROA*+ HI<-TE* PR9CIPLE R5D] US ALL DAILY MORE DEP5D5T2 ! 9/ITUTIONS ( SOCIETY -- & M$IA IS ONLY ! MO/ GL>+ EXAMPLE -- >E !MSELVES 9FANTILE & 9FANTILIZ+4 ,:O W\LD LEGITIMATELY FEEL ANY?+ BUT ! NE$ TO 0REGRESS0 9 ! OPPOSITE DIRECTION ( SU* A NON-FUTURE8 

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