So you're describing adulthood as "depressed and mentally fucked up"? Just for clarification. For as long as human history has existed, children and teenagers were thought of as "little adults" and given similar or nearly the same responsibilities as adults. This helped prepare them for the world outside of childhood. Are you saying that's predatory, especially since that is something that humanity has been doing for hundreds of thousands of years? I'd argue the concept of "childhood" does more harm then good when people are sheltered from the outside world until they're near adults.
