Yeah, it sucks. I have young kids and I tried to do as much as I could to keep them from all of this as long as I could. The first time my son saw me put on a mask to go into a store freaked him out but he didn't see that until mid July.
However! How different is this from what the 'greatest generation' kids went through during ww2?
Constant messages of fear and death? Yep.
Constantly being told people are dangerous and to keep away? not quite the same but some people were definitely villainized.
That any given moment they may come into contact with the virus and die? Yep. Any moment they could be bombed or nuked, etc.
They might cause someone else to die? Yep, kids were often the source of light during mandatory blackouts.
its not ideal but who knows maybe they will grow up to be stronger as a result. Though I'm sure there will be some negative lasting effects. One thing I really worry about is kids not being able to be collaborative. Not working together to solve problems, etc. That is a vital part of society and without people looking out for each other and being able to work together for the greater good, we are no longer civilized.
However! How different is this from what the 'greatest generation' kids went through during ww2?
Constant messages of fear and death? Yep.
Constantly being told people are dangerous and to keep away? not quite the same but some people were definitely villainized.
That any given moment they may come into contact with the virus and die? Yep. Any moment they could be bombed or nuked, etc.
They might cause someone else to die? Yep, kids were often the source of light during mandatory blackouts.
its not ideal but who knows maybe they will grow up to be stronger as a result. Though I'm sure there will be some negative lasting effects. One thing I really worry about is kids not being able to be collaborative. Not working together to solve problems, etc. That is a vital part of society and without people looking out for each other and being able to work together for the greater good, we are no longer civilized.





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