Of these four achievements, which would you want most for your child?
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@bplein Aw! Best answer so far.
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Brian Hawthornereplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@evan Then why did you ask which I would want most for my child? Maybe this is one of those trick questions where allistic people know they are supposed to intuit the context or subtext and “read between the lines.”
Seriously, if you meant to ask a question about the nature of the occupations, why did you instead directly ask us a question about our aspirations for our children’s achievements?
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@evan None?...
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Actually none of them. I don't care about end goals. I care that whatever journey they are onto they are happily becoming a better version of themselves.
If achievements come, they're just a bonus.
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@evan My initial reaction was revulsion at all of the options, which says much more about how I feel about current political leaders than it does about my child.
Then I remembered that one of the problems with political leaders is that the worst examples are drawn to the position for the wrong reasons, and that what we need are people who genuinely want to find the best solutions.
On reflection, my child could be one of the good ones. Thus my choice.
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@elduvelle no
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Mark Mifsud last edited by [email protected]
@MarkMifsud which of the options do you think they would like most?
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@dbs good choice!
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Brian Hawthorne last edited by
@bhawthorne it's not a trick question but it might feel that way. "Would you want X for your child?" is another way of asking, "Do you think X is good for someone? Or is minimally harmful?"
Because for many of us, we want what's best for our kids more than almost anything, so it's a way to think about an option with the utmost care for the participant.
It may be specific to your family; if your child is passionate about lacrosse, sports might be the best option for them, if not for everyone.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@bhawthorne anyway, I'm sorry I replied to your choice not to answer the question. It's none of my business if you answer or not. I'm deleting my reply.
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@evan
What is the point of creating a poll with limited narrow options and pushing people, who even don't have kids, to choose one? -
@evan I mostly enjoy your polls and do my best to enjoy them as thought provocations rather than as pedentry provocations.
Anyway, curious whether anyone has attempted to characterize differences in outcomes across these four, with caveat that it'd be hard to calibrate "levels" across them.
ps I chose CEO for my hypothetical child as I imagine this path would impose the least obligation on me. Perhaps this kind of thinking is why such child is hypothetical only!
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@Keev Great question! I'll answer when the poll is done.
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@mlinksva thanks!
Are you asking why the numbers are different between the four options?
Yes, seeking minimum obligation is not often compatible with child-rearing.
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@evan wasn't really my intention to look for an explanation of the poll results (why the numbers are different) but perhaps subconciously I was -- I suppose they embed people's estimations of various life outcomes associated with each of the four paths. This is what I mean by your polls often being thought provoking.
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@mlinksva I mean, that's usually the intention. Sometimes I really want to find out how popular something is. Most of the time I'm hoping to spark thought and conversation.
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Nathan A. Stinereplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@evan went with sports because while I'd enjoy my hypothetical child to be a left wing political leader, I would not want them to be a right wing political leader.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@mlinksva in this case I'm collecting data for time stream manipulators so they can find children most likely to become political leaders and subtly influence them to seek another life path
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@mlinksva Oops! That was supposed to be private!
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@evan I don't care what my kids do. All I want is for them to be happy.