i'm reading this paper with anecdotes that read like, oh i have it so easy compared to these lower class people with superior abilities, i've been the recipient of such privilege yes, you have you have ascended without competition

there are people who feel guilt for having it so good when they see other people, whose abilities exceed theirs, have it worse they think this speaks of great injustice

when you've competed, you do not feel the same guilt about status or wealth you've accumulated you feel like you've earned it i don't know what it means to earn pessimism

the revolutionist's handbook tells us that he who can, does, and he who cannot, teaches

it seems implausible that anyone thought internet installation was high tech, even in 2008, even in scare quotes

outcomes are not guaranteed

is there something better than selection through open competition?

> reading is important, nay, imperative > reading is dehumanizing, and only the territory of antisocial male hackers

how dare schools prepare students for the world we live in

i identify as someone with more technically oriented knowledge and material accumulation than command of western humanism

the purpose of a system is what it does people warned me the beneficiaries of schools aren't meant to be the students i didn't appreciate it's not a secret