What exactly is the difference between being controlling and having boundaries?

My unpopular answer is that most people’s boundaries are designed to control others. And sometimes, it’s to control one’s self. And by that I mean having all those boundaries is a way to cop out on living life. That can be seen in Gen Z and their extreme prudishness and lack of social skills. Their “boundaries” are just fear and trepidation in another mask.

It’s not that boundaries aren’t good, in many cases. Rather, it’s just that “boundaries” became like content warnings: another way to avoid dealing with the world as it is. And to avoid a better one, as there could be risk there. But you know what they say about risk….