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Re:The EdTech Revolution Has Failed by mbesto on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @11:29AM (#42116964)
> actively thinking about this and dedicating part of their work to misinforming the poor intentionally.

I'm reminded of the quote

> “No one involved in an extralegal activity thinks of themselves as nefarious. I'm a businessman, okay?" - Quark, DS9 S6E25

I don't believe anyone nefariously sits there and says "lets make sure people aren't educated" but I genuinely believe there are people who say "I did this thing and people keep voting me in to keep doing that thing or keep paying me to do that thing, so I'm going to continue doing it that way"

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Re:The EdTech Revolution Has Failed by ImPostingOnHN on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @11:43AM (#42117097)
You are 100% correct, people mostly follow incentives. The problem is that, for many politicians, "this thing" in "I did this thing and people keep voting me in, so I'm going to continue doing it that way" refers to starving or defunding education.
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