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Re:Pakistan cuts off phone and internet services on election... by kaliqt on Thursday February 08, 2024 @10:31PM (#39311049)
Stress isn't the enemy, it's the balance of priorities and what is better for society. Just on the virtue of you being stressed is not an argument for or against this.
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Re:Pakistan cuts off phone and internet services on election... by standardUser on Thursday February 08, 2024 @11:26PM (#39311379)
No, the argument against it is the suicide rate and the lack of sex and dating and the fact that, all things considered, judging people on one gargantuan, life-determining test has no intrinsic value compared to the myriad other ways to assess knowledge and skills.
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