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We need more homegrown certified federation free hexbear struggle sessions to give our new users the authentic hexbear experience (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'll start, I missed the outdoor cats struggle session so i don't know what its deal was except a vague idea that outdoor cats were bad, so I've let my two cats stay being outdoor cats because I feel bad locking them inside, like I want to give them some experience of freedom to go where they please so they can live more fulfilling lives

Edit: also kruschev is imo a lot better than most hexbear users give him credit for

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Literally if you try to refuse public school as a child, violent enforcement will be threatened and eventually called if you don't confirm.

Not being glib here, but is that bad? I think the world would be a much worse place if certain children were just allowed to op-out of education in a tantrum.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

'School should be optional' is a half step from 'bedtimes are authoritarian'.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The question is what would opting out of education look like? Homeschool is not great, certainly doesn't work for poor people. Same with private school. Does this child just stay at home while their parents work? Do they get no education? Do we let YouTube teach them everything?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I propose we allow children to opt out of traditional education to train an ensemble of starcraft geniuses so we can watch them compete.