I saw this first hand when I dropped my brother off at college and sat in on some late night group conversations. I'm only a few years older than him so I expected the vibes to be similar to when I was there, but instead of the talk of interests, hobbies, past projects, life goals, accomplishments, etc. etc. that I was used to, everyone just went around sharing the bad things that happened to them as children. I got the sense folks were trying to one up each other too. Maybe it helped them, idk. I thought it was bizarre and certifiably not-fun. But what do I know.

    And these children that you spit on
    As they try to change their worlds
    Are immune to your consultations
    They're quite aware of what they're going through