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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
We seem to live in a world where people are more interested in arguing over whether reality is relevant rather than over what it is, and as long as that is the case, we are Wiemar.
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Yup. And while you're throwing out truth, put knowledge in the garbage bin as well.
Remember when knowledge, literacy, was something worth pursuing for it's own sake? So you could be more interesting than an orthodontist talking about his investments at the local coffee klatch or cocktail party?
Yeah, well, the only knowledge worth having now is that which Can Be Monetized. Have you noticed almost all discussions of politics and world events inevitably turn into conversations about how to play them for investment or business advantage?
Junior isn't reading the classics to broaden his mind. He's reading them because he'll be tested on them at some point. He's reading them only as much as he needs to in order to get through the essay portion of the exam. And when he's done reading them, he's off to his Kaplan SAT course, to learn how to game the test so he can go to some college where he'll take adderall and obsess over getting from 3.5 to 3.7. Get credentialed, get the job, and then get on the hamster wheel. Feed that corporate Borg with labor so it can use its profits to grow its stranglehold around yours and everyone else's necks.
