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We like to believe that society rewards responsibility and maturity.
In practice, it often rewards the opposite.
Not because people are incapable.
Because immaturity is easier to manage.
In this episode, we step back and look at the systems around us, work, relationships, institutions, and why they quietly reinforce dependence, reaction, and emotional outsourcing.
This isn’t a conspiracy.
It’s a structural reality.
Systems respond to urgency, not quiet competence.
They soothe discomfort instead of expecting growth.
They intervene early and often, which removes the need for responsibility to develop.
This episode explores:
How support without expectation creates dependence
Why emotional intensity gets attention while maturity is overlooked
How people are trained to outsource responsibility without realising it
Context explains behaviour.
It does not excuse it.
Adulthood still belongs to you.
Send us a text
By Liam GatelyWe like to believe that society rewards responsibility and maturity.
In practice, it often rewards the opposite.
Not because people are incapable.
Because immaturity is easier to manage.
In this episode, we step back and look at the systems around us, work, relationships, institutions, and why they quietly reinforce dependence, reaction, and emotional outsourcing.
This isn’t a conspiracy.
It’s a structural reality.
Systems respond to urgency, not quiet competence.
They soothe discomfort instead of expecting growth.
They intervene early and often, which removes the need for responsibility to develop.
This episode explores:
How support without expectation creates dependence
Why emotional intensity gets attention while maturity is overlooked
How people are trained to outsource responsibility without realising it
Context explains behaviour.
It does not excuse it.
Adulthood still belongs to you.
Send us a text