Re:My own private basic income
by samstave on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @06:11PM
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>instead I want to ensure they have some mobility so that they can always better their situation
and tis is why I feel that there is an active oppression of access to quality education. The sentiment you share above is NOT shared by MANY and likely most of the deca-billionaire class...
Keeping people stupid has value to those who would benefit from stupidity (governments, institutions, corporations and entrenched wealth) -- thus platitudes and "foundations" with very very slow if any progressive impact are the true status quo...
The trick is to keep people holding themselves down by providing them the baggage to keep their minds off the unlimited and focused on the limitations.
and tis is why I feel that there is an active oppression of access to quality education. The sentiment you share above is NOT shared by MANY and likely most of the deca-billionaire class...
Keeping people stupid has value to those who would benefit from stupidity (governments, institutions, corporations and entrenched wealth) -- thus platitudes and "foundations" with very very slow if any progressive impact are the true status quo...
The trick is to keep people holding themselves down by providing them the baggage to keep their minds off the unlimited and focused on the limitations.
/tinfoil