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Re:The Charisma Machine: The life, death, and legacy of One ... by DarylZero on Monday January 17, 2022 @08:13PM (#29973683)
Raise the bar? Maybe they don't want to jump higher.

Not clear how the average is going to be "better" in any way by forcing them to.

> the richness in life that education can provide

The danger to deny the richness to those who can appreciate it.

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Re:The Charisma Machine: The life, death, and legacy of One ... by sokoloff on Monday January 17, 2022 @09:42PM (#29974363)
Creating the next generation of tech workers and founders and just generally tech-savvy generation has value. I wouldn’t want to only import tech from the US.
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Re:The Charisma Machine: The life, death, and legacy of One ... by DarylZero on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:59PM (#29986600)
Yes, and again, is that going to be the average student?

Not in any society on Earth yet.

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