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7 Aug 2024 Conversations with Tyler Paul Bloom on the Psychology of Children, and the Morality of Empathy and Disgust
“In less wealthy countries, the kid co-sleeps and sleeps in the same room. I think that’s better off for the kid.”
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- Paul Bloom
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- 7 Aug 2024
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…No. I just think in wealthy countries, they’re fed enough and they just smile more. It seems to me they take pleasure in more things. Seeing a dog on TV or seeing a car go by — they seem to enjoy in a way where I, at least, don’t witness them enjoying that at seven months. Yes, that makes sense. There’s a sense in which wealthy countries might be at a disadvantage, where in a lot of wealthy countries, babies sleep apart from their parents. There’s a separate room with a crib. You cry it out and so on. I’m not judging. I did that with one of my kids a long time ago, but it’s very hard on the kid. In less wealthy countries, the kid co-sleeps and sleeps in the same room. I think that’s better off for the kid. Rough on the parents, but better for the kid. Now, as you’ve noted in your research, young children sometimes, maybe often, will think that the lives of 10 dogs are worth more than the life of a single human. Are they wrong?…
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