The most despicable ventures in human history—from the war on the indigenous to eugenics to prison labor—have had "respectable experts" laying out the theory underneath murderous enterprises. And the support of the public that was either too conceited or too tired to object.
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It attacks on three fronts: that education is prized by liberals, that it is elitist and thus not representative of "normal" people, and that resultant opinions should be ignored in favour of "common sense"
I think the answer lies somewhere else entirely. Here's my best attempt so far to explain what I mean. A very imperfect attempt. https://tessafightsrobots.com/tessa-lena/happiness-linear-logic-being-hit-on-the-head-with-a-bag-of-bricks-metaphorically/ …
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Well put. It's never sat well with me that the American Dream mantra is "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness", because the latter implies you may pursue it, but never actually attain it - and the tenets of capitalism pretty much assure it will escape all but the few /1
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Like your writing said, those fortunate to find their passions aligned with their employment come closest, and it's almost always those who create something who reach that elusive goal. Still, I do think that education is critical to avoid being used to the advantage of others
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