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I absolutely do this, but there are times when "because I said so" is the actual answer. As an adult, there are plenty of situations where you are subject to t
by Ancapistani 1y ago
I absolutely do this, but there are times when "because I said so" is the actual answer.
As an adult, there are plenty of situations where you are subject to the authority of others. Learning to deal with disagreement with that is also part of being an adult.
- mdp2021 1y agoInteresting, but your lapsus may be worth noting: if you show your good reasons then they will find themselves under «the authority of others», whereas if you don't they will find themselves «subject to» the power of others. Opportunity and effects may vary.
- Ancapistani 1y agoThat’s a good point. That said, this is exactly the conversations my wife and I have with our kids. In life, there are times when you voluntarily place yourself under someone’s authority. There are other times when you’re subject to their power, the source of which is irrelevant is it is outside your control. We’re unschooling anarchists, so our conversations are a bit wild at times :). OTOH, my 16- and 11-year-olds just learned the word “lapsus” :P
- AlexeyBelov 1y ago> We’re unschooling anarchists I thought you're supposed to grow out of this phase before you have kids.
- Ancapistani 1y agoI’ll let you know if my 16-year-old does. She’s enrolled in college for the fall.
- dragonwriter 1y agoNo, that's literally propaganda from people who want you not to grow out of being passive sheep for capitalism.