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" 
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W odpowiedzi do @martinmcneil
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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Thank you, Martin!! I think that the devil is in the detail. Education that results in sharp senses, a keen understanding of the world intellectually and emotionally (and yes, a professional skill aligned with one's soul) is what everyone would benefit tremendously from. 1/
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W odpowiedzi do @TessaMakesLove @martinmcneil
At the same time, that kind of education is a rare beast. It may be available to those who go to very elite schools (and even then, it comes with strings and a bias and Western pride that gets in the way of clarity). 2/
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Historically, dominant powers in most "civilized" societies have used education to shape the way the "managerial class" saw the world—and separately, to condition "regular people's" expectations. To clarify, I'm saying it based on personal observations, not "class theory." 3/
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Western invaders attacked and undermined functional and well-rounded indigenous cultures by, among other things, forcing their "good and correct" Western education upon those who actually understood life much deeper than the missionaries. 4/
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During the time of my grandparents in the Soviet Union, the "educated experts" forced their "scientifically sound" agriculture on the farmers—who knew and loved the land and didn't need any city folk nonsense—and decades later, it became obvious that the farmers were correct. 5/
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Today, both education and academia are to a large extent shaped by $$ that comes with commercial and spiritual agendas, and therein lies the problem. The trend of weaponizing education started centuries ago, and it hasn't gotten any less messy since.
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That was 6/6. :)
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