Explained to 7 yo that the phrase for what he is right now is "Star Wars scholar." I explained that lots of people are this way about other things. E.g. that there are lots of Shakespeare scholars. He found it encouraging that the phenomenon had a name.
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Pity the poor children studying Star Wars in 2419.
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Sounds like you have done a good job inoculating him against the “serious adults work on boring stuff” idea that many kids develop.
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That's one of the things I try hardest to teach them. If I could only lodge that and 5 or so similar ideas deeply enough into their heads, I would be satisfied.
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There are probably specialized Classical, Early Modern and contemporary Star Wars scholars too.
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Sometimes kids see things more clearly.
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Dude your 7yo is more wise than most 50 yo.
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This made me laugh so much. Hahahaha!
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