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While I agree (mostly) with the sentiment of commenters, it’s easy for a conversation like this to veer into blaming parents for structural issues. Parents are

While I agree (mostly) with the sentiment of commenters, it’s easy for a conversation like this to veer into blaming parents for structural issues. Parents are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Society expects their children to succeed in specific, somewhat arbitrary systems to succeed in life, but each child is their own being with talents, shortcomings, etc. It’s impossible for a parent to serve both. Parents are making constant trade offs, and if paying to keep their kids on track at school seems to be the best option, then I support that.

2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
Adapt and overcome. Life doesn't serve you on a silver platter. Catering to every single neuro-whatever when the real world doesn't is helping nobody. Semper gumby
- I_Am_Nous 3y ago
  This attitude is OK at a personal level, but telling a schizophrenic homeless person they just need to adapt and overcome wouldn't be acceptable. There's a lot of mental disorder out there and abandoning the "neuro-whatevers" to figure it out themselves when society is entirely designed for neurotypical thought patterns is an injustice. You don't blame someone with dyslexia for not being able to read, you try to help them learn a skill society assumes they will have. There has to be a middle ground.
- flir 3y ago
  This comment is explaining why wheelchair ramps should be banned.
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dvfjsdhgfv 3y ago
I fully share your sentiment. Also, if we are exploring the blaming avenue, I would veer into algorithms that maximize KPIs such as MAU which lead to all kinds of pathological issues such as recommending content that negatively influences mental health (of everyone, but kids, adolescents and the elderly are particularly vulnerable).
- toomuchtodo 3y ago
  We built a human factory farm and are disappointed in the cattle. You get what you optimize for.
  - shawnb576 3y ago
    This is the best comment I have ever seen on HN. Nailed it

2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago

Adapt and overcome. Life doesn't serve you on a silver platter. Catering to every single neuro-whatever when the real world doesn't is helping nobody. Semper gumby

I_Am_Nous 3y ago
This attitude is OK at a personal level, but telling a schizophrenic homeless person they just need to adapt and overcome wouldn't be acceptable. There's a lot of mental disorder out there and abandoning the "neuro-whatevers" to figure it out themselves when society is entirely designed for neurotypical thought patterns is an injustice. You don't blame someone with dyslexia for not being able to read, you try to help them learn a skill society assumes they will have. There has to be a middle ground.
flir 3y ago
This comment is explaining why wheelchair ramps should be banned.
- deleted 3y ago
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dvfjsdhgfv 3y ago

I fully share your sentiment. Also, if we are exploring the blaming avenue, I would veer into algorithms that maximize KPIs such as MAU which lead to all kinds of pathological issues such as recommending content that negatively influences mental health (of everyone, but kids, adolescents and the elderly are particularly vulnerable).

toomuchtodo 3y ago
We built a human factory farm and are disappointed in the cattle. You get what you optimize for.
- shawnb576 3y ago
  This is the best comment I have ever seen on HN. Nailed it