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Max Leibman

Three-year-old asked the nine-year-old what solitude is.

Nine said, “It’s like loneliness, except you like it.”

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That's a charming definition.
As a society we greatly underestimate and undervalue young people, who invariably are possessed of fresh ways of looking at things.

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Reminds me of what Sherry Turkle said (perhaps quoting someone else): If you don't teach children how to be alone, all they will know is how to be lonely.
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👊 Fist bump to your 9 year old for a great answer!

@maxleibman I can get behind this viewpoint....

@Pawpower Loneliness that you like ...
Oh my I ... really really like that. Kids man, they just hit it out of the park sometimes! :)

@Peiress Right! I loved that so much! I'm like yes 100% this