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This has been talked about for decades, and it's always the same story: expose your child to music, or have them learn to play an instrument, because it'll make
by JasonFruit 4y ago
This has been talked about for decades, and it's always the same story: expose your child to music, or have them learn to play an instrument, because it'll make them smarter![0] Why can't we for once say that if you expose your child to music, and give them an opportunity to learn an instrument, they'll be more able to enjoy and understand music, and have a skill that can give them joy through their entire life? Not everything has to be about intelligence and success; some things can just be about pleasure and joy.
[0] I know I'm somewhat mischaracterizing this article, but that's what the mainstream press makes of it.
- xmprt 4y agoAlso there's a lot of research into musical training however this doesn't mean that playing sports or video games can't have similar (or potentially even better) benefits.
- disqard 4y agoI love this perspective, and feel the same way about not just music, but also programming -- why is the thrust on "STEM" so anchored in "so that they can grow up and have a programming-based career"? It's stimulating, fun, and a vehicle for reifying your ideas/creative impulses (applies to both music and programming). Let's leave it at that.
- ip26 4y agoI’m sure in a post-scarcity world we will leave it at that.
- fleischhauf 4y agoaren't we already post scarcity? it's more of an distribution issue at this point I think
- albrewer 4y ago"Distribution issue" is a scarcity of labor and capital equipment.