About this episode
The episode explores the cultural exchange between American and Japanese Twitter, the decline of essential social skills in children, and the implications of a changing world on independence.
Thanks to MAINGEAR for speeding up everything for us. Check out the VYBE line that’s making up the core of Matt’s new studio -- and use code CREATE for a free additional year of warranty on desktops: https://maingear.com/ref/656/ Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecreateunknown We open up this week’s episode with a bang by examining the earth shattering, barrier breaking collision of worlds between American and Japanese Twitter. With such an explosive cultural exchange happening before our very eyes, it makes us reflect on our own experiences in Japan, and leads us into some careful consideration of the culture shock and stressful social situations that ensued. After that, we dive into a much bigger topic that’s been brewing in our minds: the idea of a “Real World Summer Camp.” What would it look like to teach kids the kinds of skills that used to just…happen naturally? Even simple skills like navigation, talking to strangers, or figuring things out without a screen seem to be falling behind across the board, which raises a bigger question: are these skills actually disappearing? We also dig deep into the “free range kids” philosophy, and the recent shift away from…
Topics covered
- cultural exchange
- Japan
- social skills
- independence
- free range kids
- confidence building
Keywords
- cultural exchange
- Japan
- social skills
- free range kids
- independence
- confidence
- navigation
- real world skills
Sponsors
MAINGEAR
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Patreon
Places: Japan, American
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