HandwovenConsensusAug 17, 2023

Small children are well known to be afraid of voids (closets, under the bed) in their sleeping area. Knowing this, why don't we design children's rooms to eliminate them?

https://lemm.ee/post/4492503

Small children are well known to be afraid of voids (closets, under the bed) in their sleeping area. Knowing this, why don't we design children's rooms to eliminate them? - lemm.ee

I’m not a parent, but going by pop culture, it seems like literally every child has the same fears. In pre-modern times, I imagine that they’d be sleeping in the same room as the parents, but if modern notions of privacy don’t permit that, seems we could at least design an enclosed capsule or something.

Show threadExtrasAug 17, 2023
Not a psychologist or anything but isnt it healthy for a child to overcome a fear and not just avoid it
Show threadHandwovenConsensusAug 17, 2023

Also not a psychologist, but I would say that’s only true if the fear keeps them from enjoying life

As adults, we design our living spaces to be comfortable to us. We don’t intentionally make them scary so we can overcome.

Show threadcollegefurtrader
Who intended for the closet to be a scary void?
Aug 17, 2023 at 1:15amWeb
Show threadHandwovenConsensusAug 17, 2023

The people who think not having it be one means children are avoiding rather than overcoming their fears

It may not have been intended as such originally, but if you defend the design on that basis, it becomes intentional.

Show threadMinnesotaGoddamAug 18, 2023
Same dude who put a bucket of truth outside the master bathroom