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Twenty years ago, a kid who tended a fake arcade in his dad's shop would get teased at school, (how cool is it that he even makes and wears shirts?) and thus co

Twenty years ago, a kid who tended a fake arcade in his dad's shop would get teased at school, (how cool is it that he even makes and wears shirts?) and thus convinced much too early to submit to a tyranny of the mediocre. Now, a filmmaker shows him that tens (hundreds?) of people right in his own city love what he is doing and want to support him. He could go on for the rest of his life believing in himself and being determined to express himself no matter what the small minds around him say. That is something I wish I could have seen when I was Caine's age -- that the people ostracizing me for some kind of non-conformity actually know nothing.

GigabyteCoin 15y ago
If you watched the entire video, you would have seen Caine's father say [sic] "he no longer wears his tshirt to school because kids make fun of him" "nobody believed he made an arcade". Kids are still kids.
- tfb 15y ago
  The point the GP was making is that regardless of kids being kids, resources are now available to give the kid first-hand experience that non-conformity and believing in oneself doesn't mean he will go through life alone in his efforts. Had he not experienced this first-hand, there would be a greater chance that he would submit to conformity and possibly mediocrity.
- berberich 15y ago
  Nirvan, the guy who made the film about Caine, says that not only does he wear his shirt to school now, but they're going to have a screening of the film there too: http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/s1lmp/reddit_here_is_the_short_film_about_caines_diy/c4awkep http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/s1lmp/reddit_here_is...
  - bira 15y ago
    Man, he's going to be chick-magnet now :) Guys, c'mon donate a few dollars to the kid, right here: http://cainesarcade.com/ http://cainesarcade.com/ They are raising 100k for Caine's scholarship fund and at the moment about 97k has already been donated :D
    - nelmaven 15y ago
      Just less than 500$ for the target! I'm refreshing the page and it keeps rising! Impressive!
      - Schwolop 15y ago
        They've just made it to the target - awesome!
    - alttag 15y ago
      It started out as a $25K goal, and they blew through it ($24K in the first day). They reset it to $50K, and it was at $49K when I saw it yesterday, which means it gained ~$50K in the last 24 hours. Holy cow. EDIT: Spleling
      - jrgnsd 15y ago
        Your edit comment deserves an upvote...
    - asmithmd1 15y ago
      Unfortunately they are using PayPal - I would bet that account is already frozen
    - mtrimpe 15y ago
      I wonder who contributed the 10 nano-cents that got them to $109484.00000001....
  - charlieok 15y ago
    I do wonder how that will play out. When I was in 5th grade, I won a trip to Space Camp in an essay contest. I thought that was pretty awesome. The teachers had me give a talk to the class about it when I got back. I learned very quickly that the rest of the class didn't think it was quite so awesome. The transition to the middle school years can be tough.
- EricDeb 15y ago
  kids can be mean no doubt
pg 15y ago
That's an interesting point, that the Internet makes it easier to be an outlier. That could be a big deal. It has a bad side too, but I think I'm not just stupidly optimistic in thinking it will be net good. I think good outliers are probably more varied than bad outliers (e.g. Isaac Newtons are rarer than boys who like to torture small animals) and thus have more to gain from being introduced to communities that will encourage them.
- guynamedloren 15y ago
  Speaking of being stupidly optimistic.. not sure if that's a phrase with a negative connotation, but I certainly think it's an admirable quality. This kid is stupidly optimistic. Grown people and some kids would think "I can't build an arcade out of cardboard boxes, there's no way it would ever work", this kid is thinking "of course I can build an arcade out of cardboard boxes. Why wouldn't I be able to?". Kids think anything is possible. That's awesome, because if they think something is possible and want it badly enough, they'll try it. And even if they fail, they still tried. And they'll try again. And again. As they grow up, most are constantly reassured that they can't do anything, and this is when lose their optimism.
  - ghurlman 15y ago
    I think what you're aiming for here is ignorance, not stupidity; but I agree with what you're saying - it truly is bliss.
- wtvanhest 15y ago
  If Isaac Newton lived 50 years ago he would have difficulty finding others interested in physics outside of his immediate area. If he lived today, he still couldn’t read research at no cost, but he could find groups of those interested in physics easily and even find those close to him in intelligence. The kid that tortures animals has less difficulty finding other animal tortures 50 years ago since there are probably more kids that torture animals than Isaac Newtons, but if he lived today he couldn’t post a pro-animal torturing facebook. He is basically in the same place today he was 50 years ago because of the social stigma. Taken to the extreme, To Catch a Predator and the government help eliminate those that go after kids on the internet. I’d say the internet helps all collaboration, but it helps collaboration of positive activities far more due to social pressure.
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GigabyteCoin 15y ago

If you watched the entire video, you would have seen Caine's father say [sic] "he no longer wears his tshirt to school because kids make fun of him" "nobody believed he made an arcade". Kids are still kids.

tfb 15y ago
The point the GP was making is that regardless of kids being kids, resources are now available to give the kid first-hand experience that non-conformity and believing in oneself doesn't mean he will go through life alone in his efforts. Had he not experienced this first-hand, there would be a greater chance that he would submit to conformity and possibly mediocrity.
berberich 15y ago
Nirvan, the guy who made the film about Caine, says that not only does he wear his shirt to school now, but they're going to have a screening of the film there too: http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/s1lmp/reddit_here_is_the_short_film_about_caines_diy/c4awkep http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/s1lmp/reddit_here_is...
- bira 15y ago
  Man, he's going to be chick-magnet now :) Guys, c'mon donate a few dollars to the kid, right here: http://cainesarcade.com/ http://cainesarcade.com/ They are raising 100k for Caine's scholarship fund and at the moment about 97k has already been donated :D
  - nelmaven 15y ago
    Just less than 500$ for the target! I'm refreshing the page and it keeps rising! Impressive!
    - Schwolop 15y ago
      They've just made it to the target - awesome!
  - alttag 15y ago
    It started out as a $25K goal, and they blew through it ($24K in the first day). They reset it to $50K, and it was at $49K when I saw it yesterday, which means it gained ~$50K in the last 24 hours. Holy cow. EDIT: Spleling
    - jrgnsd 15y ago
      Your edit comment deserves an upvote...
  - asmithmd1 15y ago
    Unfortunately they are using PayPal - I would bet that account is already frozen
  - mtrimpe 15y ago
    I wonder who contributed the 10 nano-cents that got them to $109484.00000001....
- charlieok 15y ago
  I do wonder how that will play out. When I was in 5th grade, I won a trip to Space Camp in an essay contest. I thought that was pretty awesome. The teachers had me give a talk to the class about it when I got back. I learned very quickly that the rest of the class didn't think it was quite so awesome. The transition to the middle school years can be tough.
EricDeb 15y ago
kids can be mean no doubt

pg 15y ago

That's an interesting point, that the Internet makes it easier to be an outlier. That could be a big deal. It has a bad side too, but I think I'm not just stupidly optimistic in thinking it will be net good. I think good outliers are probably more varied than bad outliers (e.g. Isaac Newtons are rarer than boys who like to torture small animals) and thus have more to gain from being introduced to communities that will encourage them.

guynamedloren 15y ago
Speaking of being stupidly optimistic.. not sure if that's a phrase with a negative connotation, but I certainly think it's an admirable quality. This kid is stupidly optimistic. Grown people and some kids would think "I can't build an arcade out of cardboard boxes, there's no way it would ever work", this kid is thinking "of course I can build an arcade out of cardboard boxes. Why wouldn't I be able to?". Kids think anything is possible. That's awesome, because if they think something is possible and want it badly enough, they'll try it. And even if they fail, they still tried. And they'll try again. And again. As they grow up, most are constantly reassured that they can't do anything, and this is when lose their optimism.
- ghurlman 15y ago
  I think what you're aiming for here is ignorance, not stupidity; but I agree with what you're saying - it truly is bliss.
wtvanhest 15y ago
If Isaac Newton lived 50 years ago he would have difficulty finding others interested in physics outside of his immediate area. If he lived today, he still couldn’t read research at no cost, but he could find groups of those interested in physics easily and even find those close to him in intelligence. The kid that tortures animals has less difficulty finding other animal tortures 50 years ago since there are probably more kids that torture animals than Isaac Newtons, but if he lived today he couldn’t post a pro-animal torturing facebook. He is basically in the same place today he was 50 years ago because of the social stigma. Taken to the extreme, To Catch a Predator and the government help eliminate those that go after kids on the internet. I’d say the internet helps all collaboration, but it helps collaboration of positive activities far more due to social pressure.

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