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[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The purpose is to make Americans dumber in public schools. It has nothing to do with puritanical whatever the fuck.

Americans are too dumb now to even know WHY they’re dumb. πŸ₯°πŸ˜‚πŸΏ

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And dumb idiots like yourself are too stupid to realize it's both. Many Republicans literally believe "work is prayer" and that "idle hands are the devil's workshop". This is a thing taught to the poor and the wealthy in countless churches.

Maybe next time you want to bash people you actually know what you're talking about.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

One is the result of the other, not "it's both".

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

...nothing to do with puritanical...

I thought so too and that they were incorrectly referring to Protestant work ethic. Turns out to be the same thing.

The Protestant work ethic, also known as the Calvinist work ethic or the Puritan work ethic, is a work ethic concept in the social sciences, particularly sociology, economics, and history. It emphasizes that a person's subscription to the values espoused by the Protestant faith, particularly Calvinism, results in diligence, discipline, and frugality.
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Those with the ethic believed that good fortune (e.g. from hard work) is a vindication of God in this life

Still dumb to say that hard work is good because it is hard but some bad ideas die slowly.