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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

It's a childless person thing. Very much an outsider "I only see my friends when they're looking for time out" perspective.

If you want to see this in spades, you can go through the back catalog of Penny Arcade. Pre-kids, there was a ton of this "Oh no! Kids are the worst! They get in the way of all my drunken debauchery and time-consuming hobbies." Post-kids, its a tidal wave of "Look at what my son can do! Look at what my daughter is into!" and they're going out of their way to make life as fun and fulfilling as possible for the next generation, because that's what they know they craved at that age.