438 sats \ 8 replies \ @thebitcoinbugle 2 Mar \ on: What initiated cultural decay in the past, and are we experiencing it? history
Public education might be one of the biggest ones. Public education and creativity are direct enemies to each other. While not the only reason, people choosing to allow the state to raise their kids and instill state values, versus taking on that responsibility themselves is pretty destructive to society.
A few generations of this happening to people can really shift things in a negative direction and even accelerate.
The US has mostly chosen a style of teaching called the Prussian style, known for turning people into compliant robots instead of thinkers and expressers.
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 2 Mar
Yep, kids being raised by the state certainly plays a role, for the state only has one interest in mind: it's own.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 3 Mar
True
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30 sats \ 4 replies \ @joda 2 Mar
And yet America develops and invents prodigiously. It is ironic to me that our children are demonstrably stupid, yet our big companies define the world we live in.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 3 Mar
Pareto effect
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 3 Mar
It’s only 1 percent of the country that is responsible for invention and innovation
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @thebitcoinbugle 2 Mar
The big companies are falling apart because of how retarded they've made everyone. Look at Boeing.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joda 2 Mar
Counterpoint Apple, OpenAI
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Atreus 2 Mar
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