Is the west training rather than teaching people?

originally posted by: InTheLight
Unfortunately, I was not nurtured in the sciences and arts, which I had an excellent aptitude, and had to pursue the latter in later life when I was able to afford it.

That could have been me speaking. I didn't know I was an artist until my mid-thirties, and being able to afford it and nurture it myself opened a new world to me.

originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic

originally posted by: InTheLight
Unfortunately, I was not nurtured in the sciences and arts, which I had an excellent aptitude, and had to pursue the latter in later life when I was able to afford it.

That could have been me speaking. I didn't know I was an artist until my mid-thirties, and being able to afford it and nurture it myself opened a new world to me.

Indeed, there was (is?) a great deal lacking in the educational system of the West and I also had to learn the basic necessities of life as well, those being cooking nutritionally, how to properly handle laundry, and personal financial budgeting, which, again, were self-taught because my parents did all that themselves and I guess it just never occurred to them that those important life skills should be taught; What psychological, philosophical, social and daily life skills does the educational system assume the parents are teaching children? - I ask myself.

This is wonderful news, this means that in order to keep the ball rolling they must forgo critical thinking and the consequences that ensue, they wil be successful, are incalculable I love entropy doom porn!

a reply to: Emeraldous

¥ep② (squared).

They have been successfull to a degree, but not absolutely, so natural resistance (thankfully!) perists to indoctrination!