Human brain capabilities are truly amazing, imagine if people didn’t treat their children as if they are stupid and didn’t constantly lie to them, because kids are stupid right, they wouldn’t understand. What heights could be reached.

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baq 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

We don’t treat children like they’re stupid, we treat children like they’re children. A stupid adult is treated very differently than any child.

Adults are expected to have their world models approximately correct in terms of physical environment so they won’t accidentally kill themselves by falling off a cliff; then there are the social norms which adults are expected to conform to so everyone is kinda predictable to everyone else so adults don’t kill each other too often over food or mates. Understanding of neither is expected from children.

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ai_slop_hater 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You may have been raised properly since you don’t get what I mean. I really envy kids with “Chinese parents” that had them learn math early on and not some bullshit like that if you put your tooth under your pillow, then a tooth fairy will come.

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mejutoco 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think those 2 are orthogonal. Math still works with Santa or the tooth fairy.

	▲	ai_slop_hater 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Maybe math works but critical thinking doesn’t. There are people who have lived for many decades without ever questioning insane b.s. they were taught as kids.

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beezlewax 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It is possible to have learned both things you know.

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pmg101 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because god forbid that childhood, the one time in your life when you don't have any responsibilities, should be fun.

	▲	ai_slop_hater 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Waste 22 years of life without learning anything and then slave away at a 9-5 job you hate. Brilliant strategy. At least you had “fun”. Then blame billionaires or something.