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How to teach liberals and children to think in dialectical materialism? (lemmygrad.ml)

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On youtube, there seem to be few videos that explain dialectical materialism in a way children and liberals can understand. How do you explain dialectical thinking to someone in a very popular way?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Keep it very simple at first. It's common (but maybe not natural ;) ) to think linearly. If x changes then y changes proportionally. (y=mx+b)

But that's a simplified version of reality.

Maybe using ideas like: If I go for a walk in the forest, the forest affects me. It makes me feel calm, I can see the beauty, etc. But I also affect the forest. When I am there, fewer animals are in my vicinity. I leave foot prints, and maybe eat berries so that there are fewer for the animals.

I think starting with this give and take sort of idea can provide a foundation.

It's just a small step to: the system influences my behaviour and I influence the system through "these" real things.