My weird connection to +[1]David Deutsch* Theoretical Physicist.
   Back in the early 90s, I created a mailing list for the rights
   of kids/teens called Y-RIGHTS.* I was a teenager, then early 20s
   while I ran it.* I encouraged people of all ages to join,
   although most were College ppl, human rights activists and stuff
   like that. Two of my members were David Deutsch and Sarah
   Fitz-Claridge.* They had some very interesting ideas about
   parenting styles and how parents should treat their kids with
   respect. Well, I welcomed almost any topic to the list but there
   was a problem:* Sarah and David were talking in such COMPLICATED
   language - to me anyway - talking philosophy and such... that to
   me, it took away from the homey, welcoming character of the
   list.* I like being understood and felt that any topic can be
   talked about in a way that most people who can read can
   understand. I encouraged them to simplify the way they talked.*
   Well, they thought I was being totalitarian and unfair. So I
   suggested they start their OWN mailing list.* I told them how to
   do so, that it's not all that hard.* And so, they did.* They
   stayed members, simplified their writing style for my list but
   took what I called their "fancy talk" over to their list. So,
   Sarah-Fitz Claridge and David Deustch founded Taking Children
   Seriously and split off from Y-RIGHTS.* I joined their group
   too.* They were happier that way and they started a kind of
   unparenting movement.* This was back in '94* [Wikipedia
   verifies, although they have part of it wrong; they had a paper
   'zine before the mailing list] I talked with David Deutsch about
   the issues at the time.* I knew he was in Theoretical Physics -
   well, Quantum Computing, such as it was at the time - and all
   that, but he wasn't anybody different to me.* I treat everybody
   the same. Well, a few years later, he wrote "The Fabric of
   Reality" and quite justifiably so, became quite famous :) So I'm
   proud of him and consider myself lucky to have connections with
   ALL the great minds of the people I consider my friends, which
   is you guys. Thanks :D

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