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Re:I got an FBI record at age 11 from dabbling in cryptograp... by anikan_vader on Friday January 28, 2022 @03:13PM (#30119719)
> American public schools are quite adept at teaching distrust in authority, particularly in bureaucrats.

It's an important lesson to teach kids while they're young! Strange, though, how you never see it on the formal curriculum.

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Re:I got an FBI record at age 11 from dabbling in cryptograp... by pixiemaster on Friday January 28, 2022 @03:19PM (#30119786)
it’s a hidden lesson, only for privileged kids.
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Re:I got an FBI record at age 11 from dabbling in cryptograp... by 908B64B197 on Friday January 28, 2022 @05:29PM (#30121335)
How is that a lesson for privileged kids only?
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Re:I got an FBI record at age 11 from dabbling in cryptograp... by authoritawayu on Friday January 28, 2022 @06:15PM (#30121821)
Because in the United States, unprivileged kids often get thrown into what we call the "school-to-prison pipeline" for inconveniencing authority figures.

Unfortunately, they end up learning a different sort of hidden lesson.

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