Similarly, he thinks that now that he is older he can sift through the "B.S. In advertising and media hype," and enjoys such cynical, but rather realistic, portrays of modern society in Mad Men, Weeds, and Breaking Bad.
As far as personality development, Tom believes that children get a pretty good grounding from their parents and early school experiences. Concepts like empathy, morality, situational ethics, and reliability are built when one is young. However, that being said, Tom does not see himself as a rule follower like his parents. Both believed that if something said x in the rules, then x it was. They both also believed that a person should get a job and stay with that job until retirement. Tom has already had two careers, and estimates he will have 4 or more by the time he retires, if he retires. So for him, personality is shaped not just by archetypes and family, but by his own experiences, observations, and what ideas he gleans from books, both fictional and non-fictional. Tom has spent time in Latin America, Europe, and Russia, and believes that some of his views of morality and diversity were shaped once out of the confines of white, middle-class, Midwestern culture.
Tom understands that society needs structure and rules with which to organize; he also understands the principles of utilitarianism and deontology in which society must, by its very nature, place rules so that there will be no anarchy. This makes sense. However, in many ways, Tom believes that the United States is far too over-regulated with its adult population. For example, he cites that there is less alcoholism in Europe without so many regulations on purchasing liquor; there is also less prescription drug abuse when an adult can purchase a small amount of a pain killer or OTC drug. But, because we are such a litigious society, Tom acknowledges that it is impossible to count on most of the population being self-regulated and mature enough to act responsibly -- even with common sensical things like wearing a helmet if riding a motorcycle.
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