I have a 3.5 year old son and the thought HAS occurred to me- "if we never learned to 'behave' (i.e., conform to societal norms), would we all just continue to be little selfish dopamine monsters?" lol
You might say the foundation of polite society itself rests heavily on the shoulders of millions of weary parents with varying amounts of care and effort expended
It is difficult to explain nuance to little kids, so when they grow up, they need to review the rules. Hopefully not from the perspective of "rules are inconvenient", but rather "what was this rule actually trying to achieve, and how much that applies to this situation?".
