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Re:Has the Decline of Knowledge Work Begun? by KPGv2 on Thursday March 27, 2025 @11:24AM (#43494619)
> 15 years later do you think these classes matter?

Yes. A broad, liberal arts education made me a better, more informed citizen. One might even say I know more than the current President (certainly his supporters) about tariffs, what affects the price of eggs, etc.

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Re:Has the Decline of Knowledge Work Begun? by eastbound on Thursday March 27, 2025 @03:56PM (#43497476)
If you used all that knowledge to disdain others instead of learning from them, then you have learnt nothing.

“Yes but I’m right and they’re wrong” — When you’re 49% of the population, it doesn’t matter.

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