there reeeeeeeaaaalllyy is something there about The Web in TMA repeatedly targeting children
Like. the eldritch fear of having no control over your circumstances, no autonomy, choices made for you, being forced down paths you don’t want, being given choices but they don’t actually matter and nothing you choose will tangibly change anything.
it’s almost like there’s an entire demographic colloquially called “dependents” who are particularly susceptible to experiencing that horror!
and also there’s spiders