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5yo: Why do they keep asking me who you are? me: To ensure that you aren’t being kidnapped 5yo: Why is my bag going into that machine? me: To ensure that they aren’t bombs 5yo: Why does that sign say “are you okay?” and “are you feeling safe?” me: Kidnapping again 5yo: ???
@mbateman I usually would represent this as the modal "to make sure kids are with the right grown-ups", "to check that nobody accidentally has anything that's not allowed through security", and "to prevent human trafficking". Um the middle one is tricky though.
I’m not opposed to this but one way to answer children’s questions with charismatic answers that are likely to stick and inspire more thought is just to use maximal directness and literality Sharp corners are interesting https://t.co/UWApzYoWoN
@mbateman I usually would represent this as the modal "to make sure kids are with the right grown-ups", "to check that nobody accidentally has anything that's not allowed through security", and "to prevent human trafficking". Um the middle one is tricky though.