Presumably there is a sweet spot somewhere, and we need studies to lead the way. — Down The Rabbit Hole
A candidate might be the small child who insists on running into the street. But a problem is to make sure the right lesson is learned. A child might easily learn not to enter the street while you're present, but that it is ok when you're not. — tim wood
Then there's the Social Hierarchy Argument: People need to learn that human society functions as a matter of hierarchy and that it is of vital importance to learn one's place in said hierarchy, and also, that one must fight (sometimes literally, with fists and kicks, other times less physically, with money and power) for one's place in it. — baker
Pretty much anyone who in any way doesn't obey authorities:I’m not sure if your expression of the argument indicates that you actually endorse this argument on any level but I’m a bit confused about the argument. Would you be able to provide an example of a person who failed to learn of one’s place in the social hierarchy and experienced a negative outcome in life because of that? — TheHedoMinimalist
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