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Children are being adultified because our economy is depending on them to make purchasing decisions. So they're essentially the victims of a marketing and capitalist machine gone awry.

Douglas Rushkoff

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Douglas Rushkoff
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 18
Journalist
Writer
New York City
New York
Decisions
Purchasing
Machines
Depending
Economy
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Capitalist
Gone
Essentially
Children
Marketing
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Machine
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Awry

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