Hmmm, pretty sure this is not a new interpretation, as I could have sworn discussing this alternative on this list some time not so long ago. Of course, I don’t have a lab, budget, or grad students to test the theory empirically.
Trusting kids probably start from a more nurturing environment and so tend toward better results, while being trusting in a safe environment opens possibilities that being paranoid forecloses.
Hmmm, pretty sure this is not a new interpretation, as I could have sworn discussing this alternative on this list some time not so long ago. Of course, I don’t have a lab, budget, or grad students to test the theory empirically.
Trusting kids probably start from a more nurturing environment and so tend toward better results, while being trusting in a safe environment opens possibilities that being paranoid forecloses.