Oddbean new post about login | logout This is something we should save to tell unhinged children, not free and sound thinking adults.
I kind of agree. But even unhinged children need to be taught to think and reason within their developmental ability to do so. Sometimes that means giving them simple instructions like “if you can’t say something nice” but it also means telling them that it’s ok to stand up for themselves or others, even if it comes across as “not nice.”