4.7.26 - ending school
It's my third to last day in school ever.
With the exception of about two years working (which I recall as very fun) I've been an institution of learning since I was three years old.
I enjoyed a lot of it. I like learning. And I want to be a lawyer. So no regrets. But I always think that the way our society works locks up human capital far too long. The youthful energy our culture sorely needs is very deliberately shackled.
How different would the world look if our smartest and most industrious people were just deployed into the world at around 18?
By 28 they would have a decade of life experience unmediated by an educational institution.
Maybe that would be a better world--maybe a more interesting life. But it's not the one I live in or lead.
I'll have to make do with the remaining time I have. Whatever I do, I don't think I want to be locked up in an institution ever again.
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