It reminds me of Reagan who spoke of "certain intellectual luxuries we can do without" and that taxpayers should not be asked "to subsidize intellectual curiosi

It reminds me of Reagan who spoke of "certain intellectual luxuries we can do without" and that taxpayers should not be asked "to subsidize intellectual curiosity". Where I'm from (Belgium), there's also a tendency to focus more on educating for jobs instead of stimulating human curiosity and knowledge. It's the same type of people who advocate progress and innovation, and just don't see how moulding people's education to an existing situation is counter-productive to their hopes for progress. It's also the type of people who pay lip service to agile development methods, but cannot stand the insecurity of not knowing what the outcome will be. We're living in times where many people fear being unproductive or producing something only to discover that is has no immediate value. Instead of moving us forward, such fears bring us to a standstill.