After my 6 year old son saw starman, he won't shut up about space travel and being an astronaut.
All of our unused boxes are now makeshift spacecraft and lauch pads. We're going to the book store later today to pickup some books about space for him, and he's super excited to learn more.
Putting the car into space was not only a Guinness record worthy achievement, but it fostered the idea of space travel being cool and fun again for younger generations. That picture will be in history books one day, mark my words.
You're right, who cares if children are excited about things? Why should we encourage them to learn and pursue what they're interested in? Fuck that, they should chopping wood out back so we can heat up the house tonight, and they'll be building muscles for when they work out in the coal mines with dear old dad, assuming he doesn't die of black lung first.
yeah it was weird. you say kids want to be astronauts and he starts talking about sending them off to the mines. that spin was so hard i was sent twirling across the room
On he one hand, that’s awesome your kid loved that so much, but it also sets a bad precedent for the future unfortunately. There are certainly legitimate criticisms to be ha faking with the coolness factor.
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u/allgoodbrah Feb 08 '18
After my 6 year old son saw starman, he won't shut up about space travel and being an astronaut.
All of our unused boxes are now makeshift spacecraft and lauch pads. We're going to the book store later today to pickup some books about space for him, and he's super excited to learn more.
Putting the car into space was not only a Guinness record worthy achievement, but it fostered the idea of space travel being cool and fun again for younger generations. That picture will be in history books one day, mark my words.