Maybe you should watch the video to appreciate the full meaning of Zizek's idea.
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So if you've led a non ideal lifestyle in the past, you might be able to increase your intelligence by making less mistakes, relative to your current abilities.
I'm not excempt from this. But the urge to substitute bodily awareness with sensory gadgets seems to gather religious proportions in some circles.
I would think the main consideration is workflow these days.
And no, I never learned print at school, only cursive. I started writing in print as a teenager because I thought it looked cooler, but it took me some time to get used to it.
I also want my kids to learn how to appreciate things that have no tangible purpose other than be beautiful.
I think it's a shame though that you were forced to use cursive when you hated it. Although where I grew up writing cursive used to be the norm. But it's not anymore apparently, as my son is learning non-cursive first.
It probably works the other way around even. The more you know (and understand), the easier it gets to remember (and understand) new things.
Not saying either perspective is wrong. Just that there's some nuance.
I've had a similar experience with fellow classmates at a small osteria in Vienna we used to frequent when skipping English classes. But the food was actually decent and very cheap. But we never saw any other patrons.
A bit like bootstrapping a village out of primitive resources in Minecraft.
It also stokes my misanthropy, which is why I don't do it much.
But in my case those happenend a lot sooner than their projected lifespan.
Art can be and often is social. But it is not fundamentally so.
But I don't think that's the age to learn about map projections. My oldest child just finished first grade though, so I'll keep an eye open.
My son's favorite t-shirt right now has a print of Sonic the hedgehog, because that's what he's playing on my Dreamcast.
But other that he prefer's toned down and restricted color combinations. And I often get compliments for well our children are dressed, although it's purely my wife's work.
It's sad that peer pressure starts as early as three years old. My oldest son used to like wearing light pink and dresses at that age, but only at home. Never at kindergarten.
My youngest son, now 2, says he wants to be a girl. Turns out he's envious of his sister wearing dresses. He also paints his nails when my wife forgets to hide her nail color well enough.
We mostly let them decide themselves as long as it's fit for the weather, and they usually do well.
Flea markets turned out to be a much better source for fantastic old clothes, but require more time and at least some money.
However, with three children who inherit their older siblings clothes, many pieces don't survive the third iteration of wear and tear.