There is no good word for this, but it’s the opposite of paternalism, where you pretend that obvious naifs desperately looking for mentors are competent adults, flatter their adulthood conceits, and tacitly encourage their natural tendencies that lead to postures useful to you.
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It is fine to abdicate this responsibility consciously (not hard, just say “don’t take your cues from me, your circumstances aren’t the same”) but if you don’t, you’re more responsible for what others pick up from you than you might think.
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Heh people should write anti-biographies. “Lessons not to draw from my life or things I say and do because of invisible special circumstances, luck, and hidden incentives shaping how I appear to you”
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This for me was one of the most conflicted parts of teaching at art school for me - knowing that many of the factors that created my world view and approach aren't really available to them on the same terms
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Many art school profs act totally oblivious to this dynamic and fetishize their own approach/struggle, encouraging all kinds of unhealthy chaotic confusion for young students.
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