Re:Telling our children the truth: response to Paul Graham
by axod on Sunday May 25, 2008 @09:52AM
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Nice answer @ Duchamp.
I don't think kids are developed enough to calculate risk well enough. Adults also generally suck at that. So even if you tell him the good news (What precautions you+town have taken to keep him safe), he will focus on the bad news (Murderer on the loose) so I don't actually think in the kids eyes that is any better than (a).
I don't think kids are developed enough to calculate risk well enough. Adults also generally suck at that. So even if you tell him the good news (What precautions you+town have taken to keep him safe), he will focus on the bad news (Murderer on the loose) so I don't actually think in the kids eyes that is any better than (a).