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[–] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The counter argument to that would be "why not just fund better schools?" We absolutely know how to make the population more intelligent, and it's a bit weird that countries like UK and US are actively doing the opposite.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I'm talking about big fucking übermenschen with two hearts, don't misrepresent me. Who needs book smarts when you've got kangaroo tendons?