{"id":36265,"date":"2022-04-01T22:31:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T03:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=36265"},"modified":"2022-04-01T22:31:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T03:31:42","slug":"video-was-it-ridiculous-that-i-had-to-learn-good-manners-as-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=36265","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Was it ridiculous that I had to learn good manners as a child?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I was young, I was taught how to interact with other people in almost every conceivable situation \u2014 and I was good at it.<\/p>\n

When I got a little older, I started thinking that what we were all doing in this was was somehow dishonest, because none of us cared about the things we asked each other. But I\u2019ve learned that these \u201cridiculous\u201d interactions \u2014 these \u201csocial scripts,\u201d as I call them \u2014 serve a very important function in human societies.<\/p>\n

As I continue to explore producing video content, I\u2019m making almost whatever comes to my mind, regardless of whether it fits with the overall theme that I\u2019ve set. I\u2019ll eventually focus more one a unified theme, but while I\u2019m learning \u2014 and trying to get better at it \u2014 I\u2019m making whatever lets me get some practice in front of the camera.<\/p>\n

Tap of click the video below to hear more about whether it makes sense to force children to learn what we call manners.<\/p>\n