I spent an unbelievable amount of time, educating myself. I chose not to attend University, a step I do not necessarily consider a bad one as I never let my schooling get in the way of my education (I believe Mark Twain and Albert Einstein are both listed as sources of the expression). Whether it was through books, internet, television, other people or YouTube videos I took every single opportunity I had to learn. Except maybe official education.
On a trip back in time our current education system, was strongly based off the Prussian system which traces it's origins back to the 18th century. Seeking to replace the controlling functions of the local aristocracy the King came up with an ingenious plan. Collect taxes to fund schools. The goal was most definitely not altruistic although the collateral fallout came with some positive results. The goal of the school system was an indoctrination of three priorities: Obedience to the monarch as well as military and bureaucratic training. Kids were obligated to complete the full 8 years of compulsory education. The richest children had access to an additional 4 years and were taught slightly different skills. This effectively shaped the society into the working, the rich and the ruling classes. Sounds familiar? If it does, it's because that's the system that was adopted in North America.
The poorest kids go to public schools and cheap universities. Cheap universities, offer cheap salaries and get bad or inexperienced teachers. In turn most financially troubled children get the worst educations. Effectively creating the working class. Children whose parents have money get to go to private schools and attend expensive universities with the best resources, effectively creating the upper class. The ruling class is already ruling and they get to call which of the richest children are going to be effective at ruling when they grow up into adults. In the meantime the things we see daily on television from a very young age, teach us that people who have money or that appear there are important effectively teaching us compliance.
I am never amazed at how a politician can talk for half an hour, never admitting a mess up and actually making it sound wonderful. This is his job and he's been trained for it. In fact his entire staff is trained to help him spoon feed bull shit to the general public. What I am amazed with, is our relentlessness to come back for a second spoon.
Do I think we are being controlled? Absolutely. Our entire system is designed to put us in check and accomplish the roles we were assigned. Yet the problem is not the system, as we also have a choice, the choice to think for ourselves, regardless of our class. So choice is also not a problem. Thinking for ourselves is much harder than letting others do the thinking for us as the latter effectively allows us to always have somebody to blame. The problem is, as a society we desire accountability from everybody except ourselves.
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The real question to those reading this: «do you know why you are being controled?» Why do we multiply reality shows? Why does the music only speak of sex, and other fullish stuff that no one in there right mind would want? When you can answer this you start understanding that the world becomes much more different!
Interesting point. I'm a proponent of the freedom of choice. Reality shows are popular because people watch them, sex is popular, well because sex is always popular (the porn industry generates way more money than Hollywood). We support this shit. Maybe not publicly as we all want to maintain the illusion that we obide by moral norms, but ultimately we choose where to spend our dollar and which channel to tune in to on television. The game has been set and the set of rules is merky at best. My question to you ; If the game has been set, do we have to play by the rules?
What I am amazed with, is our relentlessness to come back for a second spoon.*** so true. We are too busy living paycheck after paycheck to realized that we are being controlled. 2 best classes I had in school were typewriting and philosophy. School nowadays, they don't want us to think for ourselves. Our minds are forged not to think. I relate to you so much with that school thing... In 50 years, there will be more immigrants here, where they will perpetuate the same form of control. They'll send their kids just for a paper. The University is like a fast food industry. People forget to think, go to school for what they want. They go to school for what society want you to: the big house, the car, the kids, vote, pay your taxes, and have the economy running. But when you take a moment to think, or just to breath, the real question is WHAT DO YOU WANT. And this is hard, because you want the house right, cuz your buddy has a 450 000 3 bed room, the car. And its hard to be at peace with yourself and free your mind, and look for something that i call : behind the mind...
So on point Gilbert. We are not taught to think for ourselves. Even when you do math in high school, they tell you use this formula in this situation but they don't dissect the formula, they just tell you to use it because it works. You have no clue why but you know that if you run into a particular situation you can use it. So instead of reasoning things out and perhaps being creative we are taught to be just the opposite.
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