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by lotsofpulp 35 days ago
>but I'm not sure what the alternative should be.

A village where trusted neighbors and family members and a chain of kids in increasing ages can help look after each other.

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Unfortunately, can't have that in a society that requires workers be mobile to chase wherever the next gig job appears. Can't form trust bonds with neighbors when you gotta move every few years.
I mean, we COULD just yield our kids to be raised by the state in pens by minimum-wage strangers and/or robots, I guess…
I can't tell if you're hyperbolizing the idea of community, or describing schooling.
No need to apply critical or creative thought when the downvote button is right there. Go on, just give it a click and carry on with your day so we don’t have to think about the bad things.
We been doin that