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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

sounds american. in normal countries it's a way to learn several things, including how to write and read a form of writing, improving fine motor skills, and hopefully being able to write quickly. just because you or anyone else hated it and didn't bother to get better at it doesn't mean it was for no reason.

even if so, this has no bearing on my comment which was about people's complaints about learning things that are not practical. there are people who complain that they had to learn 8 (maybe 9 if they're old enough) planets in order. oh the horror of knowing which of any two planets is further! multiplication table, probably the single most helpful part of math that helps with quick calculations without assistance? oh no! what about capitals? I can't put capitals in my excel sheet and earn a bonus!

then people will complain having got to where we are. this is why. because apparently learning anything that you can't implement in everyday life is a burden.

[–] explodicle 6 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

The problem with memorizing 50 capitals (or anything else useless) is opportunity cost. They could be learning useful things instead.

I think we agree that learning things just for capitalism is bad, but possibly disagree about whether schools are currently doing that by teaching cursive. Anecdotally, I was told that I would need it for work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

what's useful knowledge to specifically replace 50 capitals?

[–] explodicle 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Any information that's useful whatsoever? Maybe I'm not understanding your question.

I'd love it if everyone could label a supply and demand diagram, and that's about as hard as memorizing 50 capitals.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

what I'm asking is how you determine what's useful and what isn't. unsurprisingly seems to come back to getting a good capitalist boy again.

[–] explodicle 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think capitalism persists because most people can't label a supply and demand diagram.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

how? it's the most basic thing about economy. maybe it's because we don't have 50 states over here but we learned it. still capitalism.

[–] explodicle 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Because an economy will still exist after capitalism, and understanding economic theory (like surplus value) is helpful in overthrowing capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I disagree. that's like saying the average serf needs to understand lordship to overthrow the king. no they just need to be fed up. the understanding of the intricacies of the new government is the job of scholars, not the serfs.

[–] explodicle 1 points 3 weeks ago

If they're fed up and don't know how they're getting robbed, then they'll elect a fascist they think is "good for the economy". We're not just trying to destroy something bad - we're trying to build something better.

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