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minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down3·2 days agoAs I grew up, I was taught to be factual, accurate, and helpful All of that has made my life much harder Teach your kids to lie, teach them that people want to take adavantage of them, and teach them how not to get caught up in that. People aren’t convinced with facts, they are convinced with resonating emotional appeals. Teach your kids so they don’t get crippled by the disadvantage of pathological honesty
minus-squareameancow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-22 days agoSimplified version: Teach your kids emotional intelligence. Everything follows from there. If you don’t know emotional intelligence… well shit, you need to go out more, socialize, live a little.
As I grew up, I was taught to be factual, accurate, and helpful
All of that has made my life much harder
Teach your kids to lie, teach them that people want to take adavantage of them, and teach them how not to get caught up in that.
People aren’t convinced with facts, they are convinced with resonating emotional appeals.
Teach your kids so they don’t get crippled by the disadvantage of pathological honesty
Simplified version:
Teach your kids emotional intelligence. Everything follows from there.
If you don’t know emotional intelligence… well shit, you need to go out more, socialize, live a little.
This ^