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The fact that the author is 34 and the notion that future relationships with children weren't even mentioned is a fairly telling comment on the evolution of soc

• chiefofgxbxl 11y ago
  Adults are quick to write off that kids are not part of the "real world": e.g. "When you graduate school and enter the real world, (insert something about responsibilities or work)." I'm sure it is a combination of school, parenting, and distracting technology (iPads given to 5 year olds), among other factors, that marginalize the youth into a different world in which adults cannot interact with them, and the prospect of having a meaningful discussion with a young person is out the window.
  • fao_ 11y ago
    There is also the point that the fact that the adults are writing off the children means that they are less likely to start/join a meaningful discussion with them. I have had the joy of meeting and having meaningful and deep (Mostly philosophical) conversations with many young people (Of the age ranges of 6 -> 16), and I haven't found them to be in a 'different world' at all. Perhaps it is lack of control of environments, and lack of adults that treat them like actual people, that produces children that are marginalized and 'in a different world'?
• nostrademons 11y ago
  It is a fairly telling comment on the evolution of the author. Unless you're fond of generalizing from a sample set of 1, it gives you virtually no information on the evolution of society.
  • crusso 11y ago
    The article was upvoted to the front page of HN by more than 1.