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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have read the book and it is actually really cool.

Not babies but children are often more open to unconventional ideas.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because "convention" is learned, not inherent

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guess if you're taught that things can be in two places at once, can appear and disappear at random, and all sorts of other spooky weirdness, that would seem normal. Magic would lose a lot of charm, though.

"So he made his assistant disappear. So what? She probably just teleported somewhere using quantum entanglement."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

You're on the fast lane to become “that kid” at school, for sure. “Have you seen the new superman? He shot lasers from his eyes! How cool was that!” “Laser? He must have admirable pupils, alright, but… what's so special about focused light, eh?”

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

The dad is laughing while pretending to have the slightest fucking clue about what the book says.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If the book title was "Kubernetes for Babies", we'd probably get the same reaction

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Full stack for babies shudders

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's never too early to prepare children for today's life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My brother in Jod, Bukowski isn’t even suitable for most grown ups

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Can be complemented with

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Does he want the baby to get shot by Will Smith?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago

I am wondering who is the originator of this dumbass idea of trying to teach babies and 1-2 year olds advanced science. It really plays well on the parents' fantasies about their child being the most important person of the next century