The Esoteric Benefits of School - by Judah - Be Wrong
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why having a ridiculous institution is important + parental-load-bearing institutions + why you should do drugs when you're younger
I have strayed from my path. This newsletter started out with the promise of bold, foolish and often mistaken takes, but the last few issues have been disappointingly clear-headed. I'm seeing signs of praise, agreement and shared sentiment1, and not enough people telling me I'm wrong. This needs to change. And what better place to start with than my old whipping-horse: school. I originally planned to spend these introductory paragraphs waxing lyrical on the horrors of that archaic institution. Just to make sure I wouldn't be mistaken as a school defender by the end of this piece. But I…
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