OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoChildren who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentfulgeediting.comexternal-linkmessage-square102linkfedilinkarrow-up1538arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up1515arrow-down1external-linkChildren who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentfulgeediting.comOldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square102linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareminorkeys@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·7 months agoThe ones who succeed maybe, plenty of people are broken or malformed by the experience. A child raising itself, especially in poverty or resource scarce environments, will make many harmful mistakes that hinder them their entire life.
minus-squareVitoRobles@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoI was going to point out the survivor’s bias.
The ones who succeed maybe, plenty of people are broken or malformed by the experience. A child raising itself, especially in poverty or resource scarce environments, will make many harmful mistakes that hinder them their entire life.
I was going to point out the survivor’s bias.