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The internet is a grocery store. If you let a child pick out their own food then some will choose a balanced meal. But many, perhaps most, will choose candy. Wh
by sandspar 3y ago
The internet is a grocery store. If you let a child pick out their own food then some will choose a balanced meal. But many, perhaps most, will choose candy. When you're dealing with populations then you have to think statistically.
- llm_trw 3y agoIf you let children play outside without supervision they will decide to open a cat to see how it works before too long. You don't need to think statistically, you need to parent.
- jollyllama 3y ago>open a cat to see how it works before too long So what? To a literal reading of Tom Sawyer, dead cats are a standard American toy. Might even help cure warts. >You don't need to think statistically, you need to parent. Indeed. Parent with the assumption that your child will become a statistic.
- llm_trw 3y ago>Parent with the assumption that your child will become a statistic. With a parent like that I'm sure they will.
- jollyllama 3y ago*parent with the assumption that you child will become a statistic if you don't Thanks for the judgement though