I thought school was for basic education, not getting ready for the labor market.
this post was submitted on 31 May 2025
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The point of school is to churn out workers. The government didn't throw money into education because it felt generous.
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Sorry to burst your bubble. We're all just pawns for the capitalists.
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That hasn't been the case... Ever I think. We're still trapped in the industrial revolution's education system - create laborers - but with a lot of extraneous bullshit tacked on in an attempt to mesh it's obsolescence with modernity and labor-saving tech. It's always been about controlling the workers.
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As always nothing will be done on a public level.
stop using the photo of that kid lol the actor has enough bad reputation for staring in that series, he needs to do something crazy next to break out from that role
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