Regular people have NO IDEA the stuff we obsess over every day is happening.
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Jeff Sharlet
Yesterday I walked w/ a really bright, engaged student. They--not enby, obscuring ID--knew *nothing* about what's happening. It came up in passing, but like a good student they asked questions. They were horrified. Nothing in their world was informing them. I've had this conversation many times.
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3 of us recognize if we don't pass, we flunk.
3 others are actively trying to sabotage the project.
The remaining 4 don't know or care what's at stake and will somehow blame the first 3 if they suddenly lose everything.
The former at least demonstrates the ATTEMPT to learn shit.
When I was a lad, I read 3 newspapers a day, so you could fairly call me a news junkie.