More broadly, how do children’s culture get taught and spread from age group to age group, and why do they persist long after the children themselves become adults and have long forgotten them? Seems like no matter how many decades have passed, children still know Patty Cake, Mama jokes, they play tag and hop scotch, they make paper airplanes. Is it really as simple as 5th graders teaching 3rd graders ad infinitum?
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Yep. This group of 5th graders talk about stuff and pass it down to 3rd graders. And then it just repeats. Local legends and games and stuff are also a thing that passes down. In addition to media depictions. Especially now with the advent of the internet and reddits. As you might imagine things are even easier to share.
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