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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @erict875 7 May \ on: Raising a child into being a good human, instead of being a good worker. mostly_harmless

If you were to be responsible to change the above and lay the focus on the latter, instead of the former, thus being responsible for creating a place where young adults are raised into good humans*, instead of workers, then how'd you go about it?

I think the foundation needs to be laid at home, ideally, and this should be primarily the role of parents.

I'm reading (actually listening to) a book that deals with the question of raising children, Peaceful Parenting, by philosopher Stefan Molyneux, which is about extending the NAP to the relationship between adults and children, i.e. raising kids without violence (physical and verbal) and punishments. I rate the author very highly, and would recommend the book without hesitation.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 7 May

Hm, I think the biggest obstacle to that is that many parents find themselves in a spot where they have to work two jobs, which will inevitably chip away at the quality of parenting which they can offer.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @erict875 7 May

Yeah, and it's unfortunate that because both parents choose to work, kids have to settle with nannies, usually paid a minimum wage, and most of them don't even have kids!