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Discipline and obligation refer to things that materially matter to the people around us, and to society - not rote memorization of pointless facts. And intell
by koverstreet 2y ago
Discipline and obligation refer to things that materially matter to the people around us, and to society - not rote memorization of pointless facts.
And intelligence is just as much about identifying and applying effort towards useful goals - your "if you're so smart" is anything but.
- makerdiety 2y ago[flagged]
- koverstreet 2y agoI think that's a poor way of framing it. If the work is genuinely worthwhile, and the people who do it are respected, there will be people to do it. Teaching people to suffer through work without any apparent reason - that's something capitalist society wants, not liberal democracy.
- makerdiety 2y ago[flagged]
- dang 2y agoPlease stop. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42807938 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42807938