I just reread "Why Nerds are Unpopular" for the first time in many years, and I still agree with almost everything in it. http://paulgraham.com/nerds.html
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The thing that stuck out most as mistaken is when I said that the popular and nerdy kids were the way they were because they'd been trained that way by their parents. Now that I've had kids, I realize more comes from nature and less from nurture than I thought.
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I think culture is very important, especially internet culture Now you can always find nerd tribes based on your interests, and go deep down the rabbit hole
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I think many assume "parenting" with nurture vs nature. Nurturing happens through all of the relationships in society, not just parents. And relationships aren't just related to humans.
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Exactly, nurture doesn't mean the parent raises and molds what the child becomes, it means the child autonomously develops and acquires the ability to participate in the rich varieties of practice that make up culture. Adults provide scaffolding to support autonomous development.
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personality shaped by surrounding
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how much have you changed your view to this nature being heritable vs random?
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You just wanted to be optimistic, I guess.
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Nature, Nurture and Enviornment - as a kid, a lot depends on the friends you have.
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Have you tried raising kids that are not genetically related? And they turned out super different from you guys?
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I've tried raising kids who are genetically related and very different from one another.
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Reading No Two Alike convinced me it’s way more nature than nurture
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