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Re:Why are tech people suddenly so into homeschooling? by JJMcJ on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @09:35AM (#42711200)
The book Lord Of The Flies made a lot more sense when I realized it was a satire of British elite schools, rather than a real exploration of what cast away young people would actual do in that situation.
Re:Why are tech people suddenly so into homeschooling? by endoblast on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @01:15PM (#42714806)
What six real castaway boys did in 1966:

https://www.newsweek.com/real-lord-flies-true-story-boys-isl...

>The boys had set up a small commune with food garden, hollowed-out tree trunks to store rainwater, a gymnasium with curious weights, a badminton court, chicken pens and a permanent fire, all from handiwork, an old knife blade and much determination