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God forbid that kids have yards and empty lots to play in, ponds to go fishing in, and the woods to go hunting in. I could tolerate New York as an adult. I'd r
by MisterBastahrd 4y ago
God forbid that kids have yards and empty lots to play in, ponds to go fishing in, and the woods to go hunting in. I could tolerate New York as an adult. I'd rather jump off one of those skyscrapers than live in one as a kid.
- kelnos 4y agoConsider that your current beliefs and preferences exist specifically because of your experience as a kid, when your brain was developing and assimilating its environment as its worldview. I know plenty of people who grew up in NYC and have happy memories of childhood (and as an adult, I know several people raising kids in NYC, and they seem fine). I grew up in the suburbs and have happy memories of a lot of the things people are praising here. But my mom also took my sister and me on the 45-minute bus ride to the city a few times a year, and that was a different kind of adventure. Ditto for tagging along on my dad's business trips to Baltimore and DC. Neither is better, neither is right or wrong. They're just different, and we establish many of our preferences and attitudes toward things based on our experiences as kids. That doesn't make those preferences correct or incorrect. It just makes them preferences.
- throwaway894345 4y agoThe parent is sharing his preference in response to the grandparent’s preference. Surely turnabout is fair play?
- MisterBastahrd 4y agoIf all you know is living in a cage, and you're told that being out of the cage is a bad thing, then you're going to make a value decision that being caged is actually okay. Just look at all the people on HN who can't believe that there are people who don't want to be stacked on top of other people in tiny, expensive caves. Making trips to the city isn't the same as living in one.