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minus-squareDuamerthraxlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoThe intro to Idiocracy doesn’t actually mention genetics. Smart people value intelligence and people who value intelligence will raise their children as such. Parents who don’t value intelligence don’t raise their kids with intelligence in mind. Public schools aren’t actually about education. They’re about job training and obedience, so they wont fill the gaps the parents are leaving.
The intro to Idiocracy doesn’t actually mention genetics.
Smart people value intelligence and people who value intelligence will raise their children as such.
Parents who don’t value intelligence don’t raise their kids with intelligence in mind.
Public schools aren’t actually about education. They’re about job training and obedience, so they wont fill the gaps the parents are leaving.