Being dumped by absent parents and having lack of pointers/goals in life is not
> raised to be empowered by creation and creativity, having generous allowances to experiment and not burdened with work or brain rot.
in my book.
Do people need structure to occupy their time or will they provide it themselves?
Does school not count as "generous allowances to experiment"? Why not?
Under your definition, what does? Can you actually point to something that satisfies your definition?
School is closer to a prison than to a place where one can be creative and build things.
There is historical context why schools are designed and operated in this way: it creates factory workers that follow instructions, not critical thinkers.
Of course, there are schools that use more humane pedagogical methods, but they are the exception.