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Paul Graham actually wrote about this in 2003: http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html Adults can't avoid seeing that teenage

by rsp1984 7y ago

Paul Graham actually wrote about this in 2003: http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html Adults can't avoid seeing that teenage kids are tormented. So why don't they do something about it? Because they blame it on puberty. The reason kids are so unhappy, adults tell themselves, is that monstrous new chemicals, hormones, are now coursing through their bloodstream and messing up everything. There's nothing wrong with the system; it's just inevitable that kids will be miserable at that age. I could not agree more. Adolescent education is completely and utterly broken in most developed societies and is causing pain and misery on a vast scale, but fixing it is a complete non-priority for those who could. Greta, when you're done with climate change, can you fix schools please?

pbhjpbhj 7y ago
Are you/pg defying the mood-altering effects of high hormone levels (or perhaps it's a high rate of change of hormones?)? Observing my own children there has been a clear point where social/interpersonal interactions have become more fraught; and these "moody" periods are relatively arbitrary, not depending on tiredness AFAICT. Now, that's not too say tiredness is not also a factor in mood, but denying the hormonal effect seems at odds with my personal observations, at least.
- Nasrudith 7y ago
  It is denying the inevitability of it. I mean considering women to be inevitably miserable and moody because of their menstrual cycle would be rightfully called ignorant and misogynistic. The fact some women may suffer crippling menstrual issues because hormones are a very real thing. Why would the invalid hormoned as destiny expectations be assumed valid for youth as well? View as a possible obstacle to overcome rather than destiny.
- closeparen 7y ago
  I’d say the total frustration is an interaction between changes in your own state and the way others react to those changes.

pbhjpbhj 7y ago

Are you/pg defying the mood-altering effects of high hormone levels (or perhaps it's a high rate of change of hormones?)? Observing my own children there has been a clear point where social/interpersonal interactions have become more fraught; and these "moody" periods are relatively arbitrary, not depending on tiredness AFAICT. Now, that's not too say tiredness is not also a factor in mood, but denying the hormonal effect seems at odds with my personal observations, at least.

Nasrudith 7y ago
It is denying the inevitability of it. I mean considering women to be inevitably miserable and moody because of their menstrual cycle would be rightfully called ignorant and misogynistic. The fact some women may suffer crippling menstrual issues because hormones are a very real thing. Why would the invalid hormoned as destiny expectations be assumed valid for youth as well? View as a possible obstacle to overcome rather than destiny.
closeparen 7y ago
I’d say the total frustration is an interaction between changes in your own state and the way others react to those changes.