inspired by @stargirl, a "no stupid questions" thread!
ask me any question about embedded development, FPGAs, programming languages, life, angel girls, or anything else you think I know about, and I'll do my best to answer them
@whitequark okay I have a question about life: given that the state of the world is bad and getting worse, what is a reasonable age at which to admit this to a child? I mean, if we talk about a very small child like a 3-year-old then I think it is fine to pretend that the world is ok, it would just be too harsh to tell the truth to someone that young. But sooner or later the child will find out anyway, we cannot keep pretending forever. When is a child old enough to hear the truth?
@eliasr children know. you may not say this explicitly, but what you feel is visible through your every action.
there are reasons you continue living, yes? something in the world is giving you such joy as to counterbalance the despair, and is the reason you persist, despite all.
I think sharing that with your child before you follow up with all the latest nightmares is probably more important than waiting until a specific age.
