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1. cs702 · 1790440778 · focus · HN ↗

   Isn't education the best antidote we have against misinformation, against ignorance, against hateful ideologies, against our least civilized impulses?

   Is it possible to have a civilization that works well, with institutions that work well, if the population is poorly educated?

   Sigh.

   1. frogperson · 1790442155 · focus · HN ↗

      Many, many times through out history knowledge and education have been destroyed to prop up some group that want to rule.

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