Exactly. Customer service is a skill they can use at Walmart, a call centre, or any of the fast food restaurants or small businesses around town. No matter where they go in life this child will be equipped to serve me some kind of treat at age 14. Even if I’m just calling them and screaming because Amazon can’t properly deliver a package to my address- do they even teach kids to read anymore?- that child will know their place better than one who wasted time outdoors.
“How are you planning to monetize your interest in nature and art though?”
Exactly. Customer service is a skill they can use at Walmart, a call centre, or any of the fast food restaurants or small businesses around town. No matter where they go in life this child will be equipped to serve me some kind of treat at age 14. Even if I’m just calling them and screaming because Amazon can’t properly deliver a package to my address- do they even teach kids to read anymore?- that child will know their place better than one who wasted time outdoors.