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To: Adder
Happens alot to old stuff...such a shame that folks just let things go.

It is an artifact of how the human mind works.

The human mind builds shortcuts as the mind develops from childhood to adulthood.

A child’s mind does not know what is important and what is not.

As we grow we learn to judge what is important and what to disregard.

We learn to ignore things so as to give cognitive time to things that deserve our attention.

A researcher looked at this site and didn’t see anything that said this is important and moved on. A younger mind might see something completely differently. I child’s mind might see a treasure trove.

As a child nearly every sparkly rock was fascinating. The older you get the more you ignore.

With work you can keep the mind young. Keep taking on new task. Lear new things. Fight the building of cognitive shortcuts.

11 posted on 02/19/2024 4:23:05 AM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac; Red Badger
A researcher looked at this site and didn’t see anything that said this is important and moved on. A younger mind might see something completely differently. I child’s mind might see a treasure trove.

As a child nearly every sparkly rock was fascinating. The older you get the more you ignore.

You stated as much wisdom as warning.

Mark 10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

Kind of like how nobody likes a 5-year-old. But then if you look into admission prices for museums, art festivals and such, signage often indicates

5 & Under -- Free

They won't know what they're looking at anyway..

13 posted on 02/19/2024 5:02:34 AM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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