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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

depending on context, I could easily support either side of this argument.

on the one hand, people overreact too much.

on the other hand, children are often unpleasant to be around.

On a third hand, people in general are often unpleasant to be around, children are just different kinds of unpleasant.

Setting also matters. Playing and screaming in a park? probably fine. playing and screaming in a library? those kids have bad parents.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Sir, where did you get a third hand. Grave robbing and necromancy is illegal around here.

Tho I do very much agree with what you have on said third hand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Sir, where did you get a third hand

uuhhhhh, glory to the four-armed emperor?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Libraries have sections for kids man. Most people adhere to it. You (Royal you) can’t let theoreticals/rare cases inform your feelings on these issues.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Divorced of context, I 100% agree. However, I don't think you've engaged with my point. There are settings in which it is simply NOT ok for children to be playing and screaming, full stop. "but what about-" No, you've changed the setting and now we're not talking about the same thing anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

But who ever said kids should be able to do whatever they want whenever they want? This feels a bit strawman to me. No one is advocating for that, certainly not me.

Kids are going to be on your public transit, your airplanes, on sidewalks, at pizza shops, etc. and people need to not just accept but embrace them. They are a part of your community, just like any other person. If being an inconvenience or annoying was an acceptable reason for people to reject you, then we’d have a lot bigger issues (than we already have) with the elderly, people with autism, people in wheel chairs, etc. No one gets mad when the bus takes an extra bit of time to help someone with a disability get settled. Yes an infant may cry or scream in public. They do that.