I just saw you ask this question yesterday. On your profile it says indeed that this thread is a day old. But here it says it's two hours old. And all of the old responses from yesterday have had their timing reset, "10 minutes ago" -- I definitely remember that boffin comment from yesterday because it made me look up the word. What happened?
Ask HN: How Would You Explain HN to a Two-Year-Old?
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#22Re: Ask HN: How Would You Explain HN to a Two-Year-Old?
#23My kid is a few months shy of 3 and I don’t think there’s anything of value to tell him about the internet at this point. Once he can read I’ll probably explain more to him.
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#25Re: Ask HN: How Would You Explain HN to a Two-Year-Old?
#26Under each posting, which are articles (shared information) not solicitations (asking to buy or sell services), people are having conversations.
You could give the example of people leaving post-it notes for each other.
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#27Re: Ask HN: How Would You Explain HN to a Two-Year-Old?
#28Your son wants to engage with you in a positive way. Children at this age ask "why" questions often in rapid succession. I am not sure it actually matters what the "best answer" is. What is likely important to him is that you are engaging with him.
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#29Your son wants to engage with you in a positive way. Children at this age ask "why" questions often in rapid succession. I am not sure it actually matters what the "best answer" is. What is likely important to him is that you are engaging with him.
The why comes a bit later, around 4. Is it still ok to link to Louie CK? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8idwyuVJ4ug