Ya'll are forgetting it also doubles as childcare for all the workers you're employing, but paid for by the state, which is why capital was behind it.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Oh, 100%. But we wouldn't need childcare if the kids could work the factories. Unfortunately, that needs a minimum level of education.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In a democracy, you should have good schools for the simple reason as to have a people that's actually able to carry a democracy.

[–] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

The United States is a flawed democracy, so we have good schools for few and great schools for fewer.

[–] obbeel -2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I don't think I need to learn chemistry and physics to get a job.

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They're worth learning to understand the universe and the history of how that knowledge was derived and/or discovered.

If it helps you get a job, all the better, but they're worth learning for their own sake.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

And that's how we accidentally get chlorine gas made by the janitors