[FRIAM] Pondering the slang Adulting

[glen]

There's no doubt that adulting depends on what old people actually do (i.e. interacting with the real system). The real trick is whether adulting is driven by the real world or severely abstracted stereotypes of what young people *think* is adult behavior. To me, walking the dog is NOT adulting, because I only walked a dog as a kid. But doing any task you really don't care about IS adulting if you do it in support of some idealized adult relationship.  So your point is valid, if abstract. But it doesn't change the conclusion that playing the role of an adult is distinct from being an adult. And I maintain that playing the role is more powerful and less delusional than *being* the role.

On November 14, 2018 1:50:24 PM PST, Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:
>I don't have an opinion on Usefulness, other than that it may be
>difficult to apply the outcome of such a simulation.
>Imagine you invent a great way to play the market, but it depends on
>having low transaction costs and low latency.   If you aren't able to
>sneak your way into the exchange, it just won't matter how clever your
>idea is.   
>
>At some point it is better to be able manipulate & observe a real
>system rather than experiment with a model that can't be validated.   
>Role play seems an attractive modeling approach because it is a sort of
>practice for engaging in the real system, should there be an
>opportunity to get a foot in the door and engage with it -- emphasis on
>street smart rather than book smart.
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glen