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How are kids supposed to become capable and independent if they have to be chauffeured everywhere?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I don’t agree with you, kids should be doing things just because they want to.

We should not just be encouraging them to participate, we should be encouraging them to do what they want.

Did you ever get any of them?

Even we thought they were stupid bullshit when they were giving them to us

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, my worry is they just turn genuine intrinsic motivation into mundane extrinsic motivation. Kids should want to do things out of pure curiosity and interest, not solely because they'll receive prizes for it. It's why I like legos so much as a kid; they're a toy without any external prize or motivator that you play with purely for the desire to create.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That’s why kids love Minecraft so much nowadays, I call that game electronic Legos or digital Legos when they go into creative

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

This is one of the best counter arguments I have read. Kudos.