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This sort of thing seems also useful to teach to the youngster, upon the time he understands/learns that he was tricked, that even folks may lie to him (deliber
by natmaka 6y ago
This sort of thing seems also useful to teach to the youngster, upon the time he understands/learns that he was tricked, that even folks may lie to him (deliberately or not).
In a society truth is less important than relationships, communication, shared "knowledge" (myths).
It may be one of the reason why the Santa Claus character (among other ones) stays "alive" in the culture.
- msie 6y ago:-/
- rclayton 6y agoDid this happen to you?
- natmaka 6y agoI think so (not sure about this). There is an hypothesis about the origin of the "hacker" state of mind (as a strong urge to understand how things work) stating that many of them think/thought that, as youngsters, they were lied to (cannot find the reference, though).
- ethbro 6y agoAvailable informative resources played a huge part in mine. (One of the reasons I despair about the modern internet filling kids' time with cotton candy trivia) With a pathologist father, 3rd grade biology questions digressed into two hour linked list lectures on biochemistry. I distinctly remember the joy inspired by finding out about the-thing-behind-the-thing though!
- caro_douglos 6y agoI’ve been rewatching a lot of older movies lately given the Rona sitch...one of the scenes came to mind when reading your comment. You can’t fool me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Sy6oiJbEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Sy6oiJbEk Ps. Watching this scene feels like almost all the employee stock option situations I OH in the Bay Area. Thankfully Carta is there to show you how little you get as an employee if and only if you go public.
- jon_elbrook 6y ago>In a society truth is less important than relationships Then he should have create a relationship of honesty. it's good to know that somebody wont lie to you, even to make you happy.
- chongli 6y agoIt’s not lying, it’s called make believe [1]. Children play this way all the time. It’s a healthy part of development. Adults play along with Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and the tooth fairy. When kids get older and figure it out, they generally have fond memories of it. The only cases I’ve heard of where it was upsetting was when somebody else spoiled it for them, just like how people spoiled the end of the 6th Harry Potter book. Adults do it all the time as well, when we consume fiction. It feels good to escape our current reality and inhabit another, magical reality, if only for a while. It’s a healthy thing to do as long as it doesn’t lead to a breakdown in our relationships and other aspects of our lives. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_believe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_believe
- 08-15 6y ago"If the child believes that the make believe situation is reality, then he/she is misinterpreting the situation rather than pretending." Are you sure Wikipedia supports your assertion?
- natmaka 6y agoInteresting and useful information, thank you! I'm really more and more convinced that each and every human group has such foundations ("myths"), and that the larger the group, the larger the distortion between the myth and reality.
- lowdose 6y agoYou have to read some of the work of Douglas Holt, cultural branding. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Douglas_Holt3/publication/297468415_Cultural_brand_strategy/links/57d4193208ae6399a3921fab/Cultural-brand-strategy.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Douglas_Holt3/publicati...