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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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