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''While this scenario obviously doesn’t apply to all kids, it does to plenty of them, and Wiseman wants parents who see themselves in this to take note'' I thi

• mjevans 9y ago
  I think everyone feels pressured, and not in the same ways. Not just teens or adults. My personal experience growing up and living in a 'Western' society is that we're collectively very bad at empathy and empathizing. It is not obvious that people understand each other; lacking the full context of knowing the ambitions, desires, loathings and fears an individual has. There is no time, common social etiquette, or polite way of limiting parts of interactions that are too sensitive in that moment. It is so pervasive that many movies have these issues as critical dependencies that enable the actual plot. (Often in the form of; keep a secret from family/loved ones to protect them)
  • jacobolus 9y ago
    To be fair, the families of people I know from most other parts of the world also are often pretty bad at empathy. I’m not convinced that “Western” society is particularly special in that regard.
  • justinclift 9y ago
    > ... keep a secret from family/loved ones to protect them. Keeping secrets from people to protect them hides reality from them, which hinders their ability to understand and make correct decisions. Anyone who does that to a person in real life isn't their friend / doesn't have their best interests at heart.