Comment on Why are children always portrayed as the epitome of "innocence", when a lot of kids are evil af and bully their peers, and name-calling runs rampant in schools?

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• vonbaronhans@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There are some ingrained behaviors, instincts, emotional reactions, etc. While we’re not fully blank slates, there is definitely a lot of room for influence to shape children into different sorts of adults.

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  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Sure, crying when hungry, talking, trying to crawl and walk… stuff like that.

    Beating the shit out of people for fun is most definitely a learned behavior.

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    • vonbaronhans@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Lashing out with violence is definitely ingrained in most people as part of the fight/flight/freeze response, which then gets shaped by experience, etc.

      “Beating the shit out of people for fun” is waaaaay further down the line in terms of behavioral development, personal experience, and cultural influence, for sure.

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      • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Fight is almost always the last resort as it’s the most energy expensive option.

        One has to be taught to prioritize fight over the others: hence soldiers needing training.

        Then again, I’m reasonably sure there’s some kind of G21N gene present in at least one country’s population that buggers that up.

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    • XiELEd@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There’s being neurodivergent too. My mom said I was a hothead when I was a young kid. I have ADHD btw.

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      • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Good point. I thought I was missing something obvious but couldn’t figure out what it was

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