Indeed, I’ve met a paintball player who lost an eye defogging his mask midgame. And if “modified” means shooting marbles or frozen balls that’s another story.

What is maturity? Denying oneself joy for fear of judgement? I would say anybody who passes judgement on a stranger is immature. These are normative concepts though, that is, their meanings center on societal norms - norms that young people decreasingly share with their more aged and milestone centric counterparts. I…