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This is my main reservation against having kids... am I just providing more meat for the grinder? To see them sucked into the marketing machine at the age of 3.
by NovaDudely 3y ago
This is my main reservation against having kids... am I just providing more meat for the grinder? To see them sucked into the marketing machine at the age of 3. To bring others into a society that is fundamentally a little sick?
It is my main issue but it is also the only thing that keeps me awake at night.
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- ChatGTP 3y agoI think most people just let themselves get sucked in though, you already seem aware enough to avoid it, so I don’t think you’re kids would be like that either. I have to say, I find America’s to have a lot of hyper gullible people as compared to other countries though and I do agree with you’re point.
- germinalphrase 3y agoSo… don’t do that? I am more proud of my young children than anything else in my life. Edit: you can’t insulated them from everything (nor would you want to), but you can support and reinforce their authentic interests that aren’t driven by mass culture - and you can work to maintain boundaries around your values. Maintaining clear boundaries in a responsive and loving way is often really hard, but is probably the most important thing - in my opinion.
- nradov 3y agoSociety has always been more than a little sick. I'm happy that my kids have to deal with marketing instead of living as feudal serfs and then dying of bubonic plague.