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[โ€“] sleen@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

so what you're saying is that this is ageism. And we are infantilizing individuals irrespective of their experience and actual understanding.

[โ€“] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Never been a big fan of children, but they fucking love me, even if I'm clearly annoyed at the time. I was asking my ex-wife about this mystery. "You don't talk to them like kids, you talk to them like little adults and they respect that."

She was right! I talk to them like adults that simply don't know as much as I do.