now that im almost done w Plato's Republic, im shocked... shocked that they assign this text to undergrads. i wouldn't have been able to make heads or tails of it. no wonder all my friends who read it in college hated it.
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lots of stuff i was unable to understand when i read it in school b/c i didn't have any of the relevant life experiences b/c i was in school or doing hw instead 🤔🤔🤔
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physical training would've been great yes, esp. if actually personalized and not just learning how to force my body to do things my body didn't want to do
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minimum viable school replacement is access to a library, a forest, and a person who loves you
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i think for Plato it was akin to military training, like an intense group endeavor undertaken over several years to become fit and attuned to the body
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also im uncertain about quoted tweet. having a community feels essential to education. many perspectives to bounce off, opportunities to teach and receive instruction, perhaps a bit of competition? and so on
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hmmmmmmmmm
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