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How possibly could that concept be paternalistic? Is it just men that have a desire to travel and find their place in the greater environment/world? Why not w

by blunte 7y ago

How possibly could that concept be paternalistic? Is it just men that have a desire to travel and find their place in the greater environment/world? Why not women also? Nobody says that you cannot have stability. But clearly you are in a stage of life that I have passed through. (Although, I did take my kids to a very new environment when they were 10-ish, and they got to experience snow skiing as a regular Friday activity, and hiking and mountain biking in good weather in the non-winter months.) If your energy is focused on your family, and you are happy, and your job doesn't make you feel like your talents are wasted, then great! That's enviable. But it doesn't have anything to do with people who have experienced travel wanting to do more of it. It's a bit saying there's no value in trying foods other than what you grew up eating.

freedomben 7y ago
I think you misunderstand paternalism. It has nothing to do with men v. women: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternalism I don't see the paternalism in your previous statement either tho.
- blunte 7y ago
  Ahh thank you. I thought paternal was just related to fatherly, from Latin. I did not realize it had a broader meaning.
cortesoft 7y ago
I meant paternalistic as in 'assuming you know what is best for someone else', not anything to do with gender. My issue with the original comment was the assumption that the ONLY reason you wouldn't want to wander is because you haven't done it enough. Some people have wandered, and just aren't drawn to it. This goes for any statement like that; "If you don't like x it is just because you haven't had a good one" or "You only like y because you haven't tried x yet" People have different preferences, and it is not always simply because of lack of experience or knowledge... people like different things.
- blunte 7y ago
  Fair enough. Age and life situation is also a major element in the consideration. Traveling as a child is different from traveling as a parent of small-ish children, and those are different from traveling solo or otherwise without children.

by blunte 7y ago

freedomben 7y ago

I think you misunderstand paternalism. It has nothing to do with men v. women: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternalism I don't see the paternalism in your previous statement either tho.

blunte 7y ago
Ahh thank you. I thought paternal was just related to fatherly, from Latin. I did not realize it had a broader meaning.

cortesoft 7y ago

I meant paternalistic as in 'assuming you know what is best for someone else', not anything to do with gender. My issue with the original comment was the assumption that the ONLY reason you wouldn't want to wander is because you haven't done it enough. Some people have wandered, and just aren't drawn to it. This goes for any statement like that; "If you don't like x it is just because you haven't had a good one" or "You only like y because you haven't tried x yet" People have different preferences, and it is not always simply because of lack of experience or knowledge... people like different things.

blunte 7y ago
Fair enough. Age and life situation is also a major element in the consideration. Traveling as a child is different from traveling as a parent of small-ish children, and those are different from traveling solo or otherwise without children.