"But why do I have to study these useless things in school? I don't know how to vote and do my taxes but I know that mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. How does that help me function as an adult? I will never use or need to know, like, 90% of all the bullshit they teach me in school."
Because learning so much about so many subjects in school builds your foundation. You learn the basics of all things that govern your life. This turns your brain into a powerful and efficient information processing machine with a large database and a complex frame of reference. Then you won't need anyone to show you how to do your taxes because you'll be able to figure it out quickly and effortlessly yourself, as you will most other things that you need in life.
The reason why school sucks for you is not because it's teaching you useless things; it's because you find no joy in becoming an intelligent and informed badass, but you instead expect other people to do the thinking for you and show you how it's done so you can function on autopilot.
Truth is, you will use every single thing you learn in school because the more you know, the better your problem solving skills, your logical thinking, your lateral thinking, your comparison database, your ability to read between the lines, your clarity of expression, your ability to build on established foundations, and so on, and so on.
Dear Millenials,
your generation has unprecedented access to information and useful tools that will allow you to grow into the most independent and self-sufficient, hard working, resilient, connected, healthy, critical, and advanced generation to date.
Please use it.
Sincerely yours,
SG
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