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   Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 03:42:49 JST Bread up, Bro
   "desire to pass tests" is a good model
   
   radicalcontributions.substack.com/p/escalation-theory-compliance-violence-and-overachievement-in-society?ref=thediff.co
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     Laurel (laurel@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 03:56:08 JST Laurel

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     Nice article... For sure, education is not about retaining knowledge or problem solving, is about being obedient
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 03:58:40 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @Laurel this is explained quite well in gatto's underground history of american education.
     
     The prussian model is about primarily generating obedience and order.
     
     Now, that can have value - but the critical thing here is what this adds - when you end up making your elite select for the most miserable ( because they are always showing their eliteness by not doing what they want ) .. what happens?
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     Laurel (laurel@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 03:58:41 JST Laurel

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     @sickburnbro
     Your school is designed to know how much of mindless obedience you can endure.
     
     I read a nice article some time ago theorizing that the system noticed that thinking robots are expensive so they are turning us into robots.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 03:59:37 JST Bread up, Bro

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     nitter.poast.org/MorlockP/status/1746306071306613081#m morlok's thread on his takes are here
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 04:02:36 JST Bread up, Bro

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     what I am curious about is the overlap between desire to pass tests and ability to pass tests.
     
     I've known plenty of people that has very strong ability but only limited desire.