this is literally the problem. parents don't even face minimal moral disapprobation for most abuses. people think the very idea of parents having power over children is funny, much as John Adams found it funny when his wife suggested men had power over women.https://twitter.com/nberlat/status/1338634504697749504 …
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parents can take their kid's phones; spy on them; lock them in the house; forbid them to see SO's (queer or otherwise); refuse to help them with college; kick them out of the house. there's hardly even a social consensus that any of that is bad.
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I think ”Lord of the Flies” addresses what happens when kids aren’t provided structure and discipline. I guess it’s fine Piggy got his skull crushed by a rock as long as the kids are able to do whatever they want unencumbered by their parent’s oppressive tyrany
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Fiction books don't actually "prove" anything about psychology and social science because - brace yourself - they are made up
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As a biologist, it's very weird how often this comes up re: Michael Crichton
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I liked how all the arguments for why Jurassic Park couldn't contain the raptors should logically make it too dangerous to keep chimpanzees in zoos
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I mean science fiction and fiction are two completely different concepts but
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So is fantasy/supernatural horror, but my teacher sure didn't seem to get that
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