Schwan, thanks for your cogent addition to this thread.
As for your initial point regarding adults, it jarred me to formulate a response to a point raised by sixate on the first page of this thread:
"So what you're saying is we're all just a bunch of puppets!"
I didn't affirm that statement at that time.
I think we are, most precisely, "automatons".
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Main Entry: au·tom·a·ton
Pronunciation: o-'tä-m&-t&n, -m&-"tän
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -atons or au·tom·a·ta /-m&-t&, -m&-"tä/
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, neuter of automatos
1 : a mechanism that is relatively self-operating; especially : ROBOT
2 : a machine or control mechanism designed to follow automatically a predetermined sequence of operations or respond to encoded instructions
3 : an individual who acts in a mechanical fashion
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