One of many things I heard as a kid and went "wtf, no"

Same with a 40-hour, 40-year career. You mean I have to follow all these adult rules, go to school 6 hours a day all these years feeling like I'm in prison... To graduate to literal slavery or else... Prison? When does living actually come in?

5 year old me already wondered what the point was and knew I wanted off the ride. Not necessarily in a depressed way, but a way that said "this ain't it, chief".