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> How else are we gonna detect the asshats if they don't tribalise themselves at Poly Prep? Maybe we can just judge them by what they put out in to the world?
by _hilro 5y ago
> How else are we gonna detect the asshats if they don't tribalise themselves at Poly Prep?
Maybe we can just judge them by what they put out in to the world?
Such as naming their personal blog something really pretentious?
Or you know, like, having utterly pretentious quotes in their HN bio?
> churchofthought.org
> Hardy couldn't have been more wrong about the innocence of pure mathematics. But we live by his legacy. In the sands of time, where do you dine? It better be divine!
But sure, you could judge them on choices their parents made to maximise their childrens' potential instead?
Not US but judging by the continuous amount of violence happening in certain American public schools, I would 100% be sending the kids private or moving to suburb where the threat of violence is distant.
- goldenkey 5y agoPersonal blog as opposed to what, a corporate blog? And it's not just a blog, it's a literal incorporated church. Wait, did you get your ass handed to you in high school and never got over the swirlies? Perhaps we should dive in to some public CBT on HN so we can cure you of your anachronistic pent-up teenage angst. That isn't a quote, it's something I wrote myself. Do you consider nuclear bombs or guided missiles to be benign? That's my point about Mathematics. If you read Apology of a Mathematician by Hardy, you'd understand the perspective I'm parlaying. There's bullying at public schools but I took the bus and train back and forth to a gifted and talented high school every day for 4 years and it made me a tougher person. If you want to raise a fluffy lapdog, then maybe prep school is ideal.
- _hilro 5y agoThat's great. I'm not US born/raised/domiciled. The public schools in my country (which I attended) are superb all around. Taking the bus made you a tougher person? super! I couldn't care less. I hope you seek help.