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The author clearly needs to add to his skills the ability to give advice while not being condescending. In particular the bit about how in the good old days eve
by derlvative 2y ago
The author clearly needs to add to his skills the ability to give advice while not being condescending. In particular the bit about how in the good old days everyone had excellent social skills and calligraphy but now youngsters have done away with decency in favor of smartphones.
- mikewarot 2y agoIn the "good old days", I had crap social skills, and my handwriting was g*d-awful. The baseline has now moved so much lower, I have no problems with either. The set of norms is changing, some things are way easier than they used to be, and others are way harder, as the technology makes things previously impossible or impractical, the normal way of doing things. For example, I can reliably drive to novel places on the other side of Chicagoland without a map.... something those raised on Google maps just can't do. Once I've been somewhere, I can find my way back again. I learn new areas quickly. On the other hand, I'm not likely to know about some really cool thing that was less than a mile from my location, unless I drove past it at some point. We used to spend hours every day interacting outside playing with all the other kids on the block, exploring neighborhoods, etc... that's almost entirely evaporated for many kids, in exchange they are much more proficient in computer mediated communications. The thing I worry about the most is managing risks. We used to take risks as kids, as part of that play and exploring, doing stupid shit, and only getting our parents involved if things went bad. Now with kids protected in a bubble from anything, and having their lives mostly planned... reliably estimating danger isn't as common a skill as it used to be.
- derlvative 2y agoHope your archaic abilities get you ahead in life!
- WarOnPrivacy 2y ago> For example, I can reliably drive to novel places on the other side of Chicagoland without a map.... something those raised on Google maps just can't do. Once I've been somewhere, The shift away from physical maps is a primary factor in my shift away from exploring.
- syndicatedjelly 2y agoRousseau's book Émile was written in the mid-18th century and talks about educating the youth. It's interesting to read about his view of education and the similarities and differences to today. Your last paragraph makes me think you would like that book.
- Tao3300 2y agoThe one who abandoned his kids? ;)
- syndicatedjelly 2y agoLol yeah u read his wiki
- Tao3300 2y agoHa! Is that on his wiki entry? So much for neutrality!
- syndicatedjelly 2y agoLearning from people one disagrees with, instead of finding offense and misunderstanding, is another useful and overlooked skill.