/lit/ - Literature

>>13499658
In a way - Paul is at first focused on walking the golden line or whatever, but soon realizes that the whole thing has escaped his control and the only way forward is to let everything ripen to a critical moment when it can be tweaked and offset the outcome.

>>13500204
the main reason books like this get this criticism is that they featured characters powerful on many different axes. These characters have flaws, doubts, and meaningful struggle, but their limitations beg the question for brainlets: "what if my guy didn't have those problems?" and then they engender retarded fanfiction. The other likely criticism - that they're too full of tropes - is in my opinion trumped by the fact that the assholes are always talking about books that brought the tropes they reference into vogue.

>>13216342
>>13216475
The current schooling paradigm teaches the basic coercive nature of the state from an early age. I believe in structural alternatives, but I also believe that a spare framework can exist to facilitate learning on a P2P basis, as well as continuing to ensure the kids' safety. obviously society as a whole would have to shift to accommodate this. I'm not against "school" or even drill learning per se - I just believe the kid should ultimately have autonomy in what they want to do. The point you make about laziness is fair, but the unschoolers factor in that period: they describe a "deschooling" phase of indulging previously condemned and delimited pleasures. I certainly went through that in my own experience, but after about 5 months of video games began to seek internships, write to community members I admired, explore the town, etc. for me it's worked out well; hobbies I took up have blossomed into stuff like a research grant while also connecting me to diverse agents in my territory, as well as my wider region. I'm certainly somewhat privileged, but given some free time to figure it out, almost all kids will find drive & community; they reject learning only because of the ceaseless attempts to force it on them.

>>13216246
a family is a ways off for now, but one answer is that (while this may be naive) I think it's likely wage labor will dramatically change or collapse in my lifetime. I have (and will) work to acquire skills that would support myself/a family, directly or indirectly. thankfully, some people are still open-minded about certification or lack thereof. Entrepreneurship could be a possibility down the line!