The white void (hakupony)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jul-12 12:07:00 UTC
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@nerthos You are making a kind of Rousseau-based argument. I'd counter that with the fact that especially someone who wants to be great needs to get in touch with the "pawns". You need to experience the world, see what ideas there are and how they affect people. You must learn how "simple" people think. This is why I approve of cheating if it is done well - because it is a way to get some distance from the absolutely of the system. Most stuff you learn at school is forgettable and if you sucessfully cheat because you don't see the reason in the stuff they want to teach you, you show that you can use the system but are not ruled by it. This is exactly how I want people to act in society (which has ignorant people en masse) - I expect people to know and use the rules but to notice when those rules try to control them and seeking a way to reserve their freedom.
