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Governments don’t want smart people. They want dumb people because they are easier to control.
by aurareturn 9mo ago
Governments don’t want smart people. They want dumb people because they are easier to control.
- inglor_cz 9mo agoAre dumb people, in fact, easier to control? I have seen a lot of smart people in thrall of ideologies that could be used to manipulate them left and right at will. Meanwhile, true morons tend to be unpredictably chaotic.
- aurareturn 9mo agoYea. Dumb people are lower class and uneducated. Give them a few bonuses and they’ll happily shut up.
- phainopepla2 9mo agoThis explains why governments never subsidize universities
- aurareturn 9mo agoMost do enough to keep their people from revolting.
- givemeethekeys 9mo agoIndian government universities are subsidized but difficult to get into and don’t get you on an automatic path to leaving for a better destination.