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Maybe because kids aren't stupid and they can tell Western society doesn't practice real piety, doesn't respect celibacy, doesn't care about the health of its c
by gary_0 2y ago
Maybe because kids aren't stupid and they can tell Western society doesn't practice real piety, doesn't respect celibacy, doesn't care about the health of its citizens, and glorifies recklessness over studious caution?
You can't preach what you don't practice.
(Hopefully I don't sound like I'm criticizing Western decadence too much. I'm actually a big fan of decadence!)
- whatshisface 2y agoWhat you're doing is criticizing decadence from an epicurean perspective.
- nottorp 2y agoMy daughter told me towards the end of high school something that basically summarizes as: For lifestyle/moral decisions kids will do what they see their parents do. Not what they are told by parents or anyone else. Based on her observations of her friends.
- em-bee 2y agoa german comedian said this: there is no point to raise children properly, they will just copy their parents anyways
- energybored11 2y ago+1
- tarsinge 2y agoHypocrisy has always been a problem.
- prepend 2y ago> Western society Is this unique to Western society? Are there societies that do a great job teaching this stuff to kids? I always assumed that teaching teenagers stuff was pretty universally difficult.