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Re:Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says (2013) by toenail on Monday July 29, 2024 @04:23AM (#41098811)
And being a parent means you are responsible for somebody. Yeah, maybe you don't "force" them, you just create offers they can't refuse.
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Re:Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says (2013) by watwut on Monday July 29, 2024 @05:45AM (#41099189)
Sure. But it has nothing to do with ridiculous argument that "kids are forced them into perpetual stimulation". No they are not forced. They want it and they are either allowed it or not.
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Re:Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says (2013) by robertlagrant on Monday July 29, 2024 @12:01PM (#41101445)
> Yeah, maybe you don't "force" them, you just create offers they can't refuse.

Agreed - it's not forcing. Not all things that are bad are forcing.

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