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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by gary_0 on Monday May 13, 2024 @01:13AM (#40340000)
Maybe because kids aren't stupid and they can tell Western society doesn't practice real piety, doesn't respect celibacy, doesn't care about the health of its citizens, and glorifies recklessness over studious caution?

You can't preach what you don't practice.

(Hopefully I don't sound like I'm criticizing Western decadence too much. I'm actually a big fan of decadence!)

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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by nottorp on Monday May 13, 2024 @02:19AM (#40340291)
My daughter told me towards the end of high school something that basically summarizes as:

For lifestyle/moral decisions kids will do what they see their parents do. Not what they are told by parents or anyone else.

Based on her observations of her friends.

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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by em-bee on Monday May 13, 2024 @07:09PM (#40349650)
a german comedian said this: there is no point to raise children properly, they will just copy their parents anyways
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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by whatshisface on Monday May 13, 2024 @01:37AM (#40340115)
What you're doing is criticizing decadence from an epicurean perspective.
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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by gary_0 on Monday May 13, 2024 @02:47AM (#40340400)
Pretty much. "Have fun, just don't be stupid about it." I have a deep suspicion of proponents of asceticism.
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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by woleium on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @01:23AM (#40424471)
everything in moderation, including moderation.
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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by energybored11 on Monday May 13, 2024 @02:34AM (#40340346)
+1
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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by tarsinge on Monday May 13, 2024 @05:13AM (#40341180)
Hypocrisy has always been a problem.
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Re:Mindfulness interventions for teens decrease mindfulness,... by prepend on Monday May 13, 2024 @10:42AM (#40343910)
> Western society

Is this unique to Western society? Are there societies that do a great job teaching this stuff to kids? I always assumed that teaching teenagers stuff was pretty universally difficult.

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