• radix@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdultsAreUseless

    I don’t know if this is quite the correct trope, but it’s close, at least. It’s common in any kid/teen story that the adults are complete screw-ups, and it’s up to the brave child heroes to do anything about it. I always think of it as the Goonies plot (my first obvious exposure to the trope) but I’m sure it goes back way further than that.