At a science fair I told a child "Wow I could make a much better volcano" and they started crying. Are they the asshole? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by happybadger@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Like it's true. I'm an adult and I'm smart and I'm good at everything I do. I could clearly make a better volcano and they hurt my self-esteem by entering theirs in a competition I can't join. When they started crying they got all the attention and it made me cry louder so bystanders would pay attention to me instead. The people restraining me said I'm the asshole (I'm not) but I think they're the asshole for not acknowledging I'd make a better volcano or letting me prove it. ATTA?

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[-] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can't assert that you can build a better volcano without evidence. For example, while most adults could build a volcano better than a child, you hadn't yet established that you weren't a fail-child.

So, either bring a better volcano or alternatively a copy of your paystub/W-2 and photos of your living situation to validate that you have the resources to assemble a better volcano. Until then, YTA.

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

I'm not allowed to make a volcano for it. That ageist discrimination is the root of the issue. The child didn't respect my authority and the school officials didn't respect my capabilities.

[-] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

You can't hide behind the school rules here. You don't need to submit a volcano to this particular contest or any contest in general to profer the requisite evidence to validate your claims. You simply need to have the evidence available somewhere, and an evasion to producing said evidence makes me suspect that you may indeed not have the wherewithall or perhaps the requisite materials/space to actually construct a superior volcano.

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I've tried every science fair in my area. I've tried to just walk into schools and ask science teachers if I can show the kids how to make a really good one. They want credentials and proof I'm a parent of one of the kids there.