Some Thoughts on Childhood and Decision-Making

[@IconforShort]

oh yeah, here’s the talk I referenced in the video, I recommend checking it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHjRdmyvjLd_Zsk

[@DragonCapMan]

Thanks! I’ll be sure to check it out soon!

[@DragonCapMan]

Thanks for making these. Even as an adult, I still have a hard time talking to my parents, even though we love each other, because I'm used to them not taking me seriously. It's at least nice to know that I'm not alone in this.

[@WoohooliganComedy]

Thanks, Ash! 💖 I've had a variety of problems with the way we handle childhood for many years and this clarified several of them. I wasn't aware there were techniques for teaching decision-making in a generalized sense.

[@numlockryt]

Nice video G

[@munjatkumo1929]

yeeeeeeeeeeah

[@redrooster3420]

I wonder what you mean when you talk about imagining law enforcement that we can feel secure around... Is it not possible to instead create societies where laws don't require "enforcement" in the first place? What does it mean when we have to /enforce/ rules if they are supposedly made for our collective safety and wellbeing? Furthermore, what does it mean to have to /enforce/ rules if they are supposedly made with all of our consent? Why would it even be necessary to /enforce/ laws if they were created/kept with active, enthusiastic consent from us all? Police, and the other systems that also effectively do police work and/or work with police (for example: social workers who surveil poor families,) do little to absolutely nothing to keep us safe , especially in systems that already antagonize and erase marginalized people's agency. As an abolitionist, I know that when we look at the history of policing, we can see that police have always existed to protect private property, and I don't believe we can reform that system as if they can be nudged toward something they have never been. I don't think reform can ever change those dynamics. Similarly, I don't think laws would even need to be enforced in a world that is aiming for real justice and equality. I think that the idea that we must have some kind of law enforcement itself leans on the issues you discuss here about passive consent. I guess I'm trying to say I don't think I imagine a future where law enforcement makes me feel secure because law enforcement itself doesn't really make me feel secure. I don't know how we can say something is actively consensual if it require enforcement? Anyway thank you for the video. It made me think. I hope what i said came out coherently, as i'm dealing with a lot of brain fog right now. As a disabled person who struggles in a world that minimizes and endangers my agency, these topics are extremely important to me so I'm glad you brought up this topic. Thanks again and take care!