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> For all of human history across every culture, parents would do what they could to keep their kids away from “bad influences”. Not to be pedantic, but is thi

> For all of human history across every culture, parents would do what they could to keep their kids away from “bad influences”. Not to be pedantic, but is this actually true? Parents used to send their kids to work in the factory at 10. Was that "keeping them away from bad influences"? If you're saying something is "across every culture", I think some citation is required.

amelius 4y ago
I bet it was better than TikTok challenges that went wrong.
- watwut 4y ago
  Totally, photos of street kids: - https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/6544361950034985/ https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/6544361950034985/ - https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/2392606043703676/ https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/2392606043703676/ - https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/340725528070828317/ https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/340725528070828317/ - https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/824158800572041820/ https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/824158800572041820/ and so on
  - amelius 4y ago
    At least these kids were still alive.
krona 4y ago
It was keeping them away from starvation and the lucky were given the rudiments of a christian education (which otherwise was unheard of) as part of their 'employment'.
KptMarchewa 4y ago
Pretty much always when people say things like this, they are talking about few % of ruling class (whether they were bureaucratic, capitalist, feudal lords or whatever), and imagine themselves as part of this class.
- thrown_22 4y ago
  The ruling class did _not_ shy away from debauchery. King Edward VII of England was so fat he had a special sex chair made so his stomach wouldn't get in the way.
  - KptMarchewa 4y ago
    Sure, they did. While preaching "christian values" like many of the current lawmakers.
- mantas 4y ago
  As if people in other rungs of society didn't look after their kids...? Fairy tales didn't appear out of thin air.
mantas 4y ago
That's an improvement from working at the farm starting age 5! Fairy tails is essentially teaching kids to stay away from bad influences. Telling to not go into the forest alone because X/Y/Z might happen is not far from telling to not go into a bad neighbourhood or visit a certain kid. And fairy tales did happen in pretty much any culture for thousands of years.

amelius 4y ago

I bet it was better than TikTok challenges that went wrong.

watwut 4y ago
Totally, photos of street kids: - https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/6544361950034985/ https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/6544361950034985/ - https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/2392606043703676/ https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/2392606043703676/ - https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/340725528070828317/ https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/340725528070828317/ - https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/824158800572041820/ https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/824158800572041820/ and so on
- amelius 4y ago
  At least these kids were still alive.

krona 4y ago

It was keeping them away from starvation and the lucky were given the rudiments of a christian education (which otherwise was unheard of) as part of their 'employment'.

KptMarchewa 4y ago

Pretty much always when people say things like this, they are talking about few % of ruling class (whether they were bureaucratic, capitalist, feudal lords or whatever), and imagine themselves as part of this class.

thrown_22 4y ago
The ruling class did _not_ shy away from debauchery. King Edward VII of England was so fat he had a special sex chair made so his stomach wouldn't get in the way.
- KptMarchewa 4y ago
  Sure, they did. While preaching "christian values" like many of the current lawmakers.
mantas 4y ago
As if people in other rungs of society didn't look after their kids...? Fairy tales didn't appear out of thin air.

mantas 4y ago

That's an improvement from working at the farm starting age 5! Fairy tails is essentially teaching kids to stay away from bad influences. Telling to not go into the forest alone because X/Y/Z might happen is not far from telling to not go into a bad neighbourhood or visit a certain kid. And fairy tales did happen in pretty much any culture for thousands of years.