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Not really hard to take issue with once you see how it's done, no.
by inimino 7y ago
Not really hard to take issue with once you see how it's done, no.
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y agoIn principle, there's nothing wrong with prioritizing academics. That statement doesn't imply going to extreme lengths.
- inimino 7y agoIn principle, non scholae sed vitae discimus. Prioritizing anything becomes pathological when we lose sight of the benefit for which it is worthy of prioritization. In practice, non vitae sed scholae discimus, because we make degrees, credentials, and zero-sum competitions a goal and forget the true goal, which is a life well lived, for everyone, not just the top N% of the class.