Why are we so pessimistic?

Re:Why are we so pessimistic? by clarry on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @04:04AM (#20210590)

> So again, our individuality is lessened. But worse, you are average. Mediocre. When there's 100 biologists in the world, you can always find some way to be slightly different. With 3,000,000 biologists in the world, how could you expect to shine?

When there's 100 biologists in the world, you probably aren't one of them. You would just be some mediocre uneducated nobody. How do you expect to shine?

Of course, be it 100 or 3,000,000, at least you'd have the opportunity to shine if your world were the small town you were born in, not the whole planet (or continent).

There's a problem but it is not education that lessens our individuality.

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Re:Why are we so pessimistic? by 4ntonius8lock on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @11:43AM (#20214333)

I think most peasants from the 17th century were very religious. They were given a special place by God.

The town halls now don't have that much effect. Complain about education? Worry about federal funding and national wide programs. It's not something that happened over night. It's been happening literally since the technology/science era, which I think of starting with Gutenberg.

BTW, I'm not saying education is a problem. I'm saying it has problems, unexpected consequences with the obvious good side.

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