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[–] NotAnOp@hexbear.net 44 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

"It has not paid off" Depends what the real objective was all along. If it were to control the flow of information, implement wide scale tracking, and further degrade the critical thinking skills of the working class, then I say it paid off handsomely.

[–] Dimmer06@hexbear.net 11 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I don't even think any of that was intended. It was just a massive handout to Apple, Google, and other tech companies and a diversion of resources from teaching/education to hardware and apps. Coincidently it also made us all dumber which was a nice bonus for the capitalists.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 15 points 10 hours ago

Plus allowing private interests in league with the government to steal the biometrics of every student.

[–] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 26 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, journalists can be very naive, taking the capitalists or the state at face value. Destroying critical thinking and literary skills was the goal. They've admitted over and over that schools exists to create the next generation of workers, not to create helathy thriving individuals that can go on to realize their dreams and do whatever they put their minds to.

[–] NotAnOp@hexbear.net 22 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Liberal: Your point, though accurate and poignant, is now mute since I see you misspelled "helathy." I have now converted to fascism because of your error. Do better next time!

[–] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 20 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] NotAnOp@hexbear.net 18 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

lol

In all seriousness, I did forget the other piece of the laptops is to get children addicted to electronics and create a new generation of hyper consumer.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 10 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It’s okay, it’s all quite literally designed to fly under our radars. The “solution” of course is to be hyper vigilant but being hyper vigilant is exhausting. Exhaustion leads to lapsed vigilance. It’s an endless cycle.