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Exceptionalism (media.scored.co)
posted 11 hours ago by contrarianism on scored.co (+0 / -0 / +52Score on mirror )
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getup on scored.co
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What time period are we comparing this to?

The internet hasn't dumbed people down as much as it's shown how prevalent dumb people actually are....IQ distribution n' all that. But yeah, then there's hyper exceptional cases like Ben Franklin who stopped schooling in, like, the 6th grade.
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Maskurbator on scored.co
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Check out arithmetic books from the turn of the 19/20th century.
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Hoobeejoo on scored.co
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Sorry. Couldn't help myself
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CaptainTrouble on scored.co
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Except, it always was exceptional and still is. Hardly anyone was educated in the 1800s because hardly anyone is exceptional.
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HarlechMan on scored.co
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Basic education used to be far more rigorous, at least in the classical basics and literature. We're reading classical fairy tales to pur kids, and one of the sources we're using is Andrew Lang's color Fairy Books. The vocabulary and complexity in popular childrens books from 1890 are more difficult and rich than most adult books today. Not everyone back then hada degree, but that doesn't mean they weren't exposed to culuture.
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CaptainTrouble on scored.co
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The reality is you cannot teach intelligence. 80% of the people in education do not need an education and our society shouldn't be wasting time giving them one.
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