The film A Son, directed by Nacho La Casa, addresses fatherhood from an unusual perspective. Hugo Silva plays Manuel, a father who raises his son Guille with the idea that sensitivity is a weakness. Silva reflects on this parenting model based on toughening up children, pointing out that it is a mistake. His analysis connects with the need for a more balanced emotional education, where feminism plays a key role in building a healthier society.
Software development and emotion management: applicable patterns 🧠
The emotional rigidity that Manuel shows in the film recalls certain patterns in software development. In programming, applying strict rules without considering context generates fragile code. Similarly, educating from a fear of sensitivity produces poorly adaptable people. Robust systems require flexibility and constant testing, just as parenting needs emotional validation. Incorporating principles of iterative design and continuous feedback could improve both applications and human relationships.
When your code cries and you compile it without looking 💻
If Manuel applied his methods to programming, he would probably force his son to run in production mode without debugging. Nothing like a good emotional crash to toughen up a child, right? Meanwhile, feminism proposes something as radical as listening to errors before patching them. Perhaps we should stop compiling with a make command and start reading the logs. After all, a system that ignores its exceptions ends up in an infinite loop.