• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I mean even that’s not true. Probably 98% could learn these things. 2% is not zero. In reality though even if a much greater number of volunteer teachers existed, we’d still end up with an even more non-zero number.

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      4 days ago

      this just seems like negative thinking, wrapped in realism, while I, an idealist, dream of hope.

      Some folks cling to hope, some except reality as hopeless.

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        I lived in a world of realistic optimism where it was possible that maybe ya know, up to 10% might vote for Donald Trump. Like 35% of eligible voters chose him and most of them still would even after he’s hurt them directly. And I started off “more negative” than you are now. There’s being optimistic and then there’s being mad at the world for not being perfect.