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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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Children are *people*, they're human beings who depend on you to teach them about the world, and being like "naw the rules of principled honesty don't apply because their kid brains don't count as deserving of the respect we afford other adults" is dehumanizing and shitty
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Alan Garber
@AlanGarber
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When I was a 4-year-old immigrant kid I told my entire preschool class the truth about Santa. It's one of my earliest memories. Some parents complained to the preschool, apparently.
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Michael Nayna
@MikeNayna
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@Aella_Girl
I thought about this a lot & concluded a fairly inconsequential conceptual rug pull from under a child is a good thing. To live in a false reality with others & then be confronted with another reality in a safe way seems potentially beneficial on top of the joy/magic of the lie.
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Eli Gaultney
@eligaultney
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It's an early template of joy/excitement/mysticism that's been very useful for me. Don't think I've experienced the same level with anything else since. I'm grateful I have that very strong sense memory to tap on today when I want to get excited and feel wonder today.
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@yashkaf
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100% with you, you can keep me to my commitment by telling my daughter if you think I'm lying to her about some bullshit like a fat dude in a red suit
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@yashkaf
The world is full of liars, more than enough to point out and teach your kids about deception The world is full of marvels, more than enough to point out and teach your kids about wonder Neither of those is remotely a good reason to lie to your kids
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