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by Insanity 3485 days ago
I think the problem with creating a society of thinkers and tinkerers is that some people just do not find it interesting, so we should not force them into it.

I am curious by nature and like learning new things and figuring out how things work, and it has been like that since I was a kid. My brother is the exact oposite to me, yet we both had the same upbringings (we differ just three years).

When he studied the sciences, it was just pass highschool degree, and after that he went into the social field as a caretaker for special-needs children. I doubt he would benefit a great deal in his day to day life from knowing why apples fall down or planes fly up.

Whilst I like the idea of encouraging a generation of thinkers and tinkerers, I accept that it just isn't for everyone, and neither should it be. Maybe it's just not in their nature.