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What political objective is accomplished by not coddling children?

• frostburg 3y ago
  That's the point; children would die otherwise, by the very biological nature of our species. What the various kinds of "avoid coddling" types want is determining the details of what should be allowed to traumatize them, specifically, in order to shape society.
  • somedude895 3y ago
    > is determining the details of what should be allowed As far as I understand all Haidt calls for is to remove the boundaries that have been established over the past couple of decades, or what selectivity are you hinting at here that are part of that supposed plan to shape society?
    • frostburg 3y ago
      Apparently social media is a step too far but other things that he likes should be common again. He might not even be specifically wrong about some practices being harmful, but the given arguments are weak and incidentally they map to a certain kind of reactionary wishlish. More generally, the discourse tends to boil down to "I was spanked and I turned out fine!".
      • PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
        I don't think that fairly represents Haidt's position at all. Yes, there is an inconsistency in his writing regarding why social media specifically is something we should protect children from. But Haidt is not suggesting that a return to a corporal punishment regime, or anything like it, is desirable. His concerns are things like free play, independent movement, negative (not only positive) interactions and so on.