> I often used to genuinely wonder if a certain percentage of the kids I knew from the Ivy were genuinely taught that sort of behavior as some sort of corporeal

> I often used to genuinely wonder if a certain percentage of the kids I knew from the Ivy were genuinely taught that sort of behavior as some sort of corporeal manifestation of ideal capitalism or something, because it just seemed inhumane, and I could never square how it could naturally arise without being taught. These institutions were founded by puritans and perpetuate the puritan work ethic. Toughness, discipline, not softness. It's very similar to toxic masculinity.