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and if it has inequities, we should strive to eliminate them, yes? shouldn't someone who benefits from those inequities be obligated to help those who are harmed by them?

sure! facts like:

- unfair power structures disproportionately harm those without power

- including everyone in decisions about the allocation resources is an effective way to solve disparity

- communities that form rules to govern themselves are more just and fair than communities where rules are formed by a minority

the kids who had control of the Lego had a set of rules. other kids didn't have a say. the Lego was taken away so it wouldn't distract from the discussion, and then all the children developed rules they were happy with.

oh no we taught the kids to share and now they're starving and the classroom has collapsed

have you ever worked with young children? the method you propose will lead to bullying and fights. there needs to be some moderation.

maybe not. but children do experience power imbalances in their own lives, particularly when dealing with their peers. and it's valuable to learn how to identify them, and how to build better systems that benefit everybody.

> would teach

that's... what they did teach.

> How are kids to fight against the teachers?

why would the kids need to fight the teachers???

to clarify:

> "We’d audiotaped the discussion so that we’d be able to revisit it during our weekly teaching team meeting to tease out important themes and threads. The children’s thoughts, questions, and tensions would guide us as we planned our next steps."

is this what you're referring to?

they recorded one initial discussion so the teachers could collaborate and think more about the best way to resolve this conflict.

and honestly, it sounds like they taped it just because it was easier than having someone take meeting minutes. have you tried keeping up with 5-9 years-olds talking? it's exhausting.

so you're acknowledging that our current political/economic system has built-in inequities? that playing by the rules is not a virtue in and of itself, especially if the rules cause harm to others?

except the children made the system. they decided on the rules that would apply to them. there is no "system" beyond their own agreement!

"reflecting on things that you've learned is indoctrination, actually"

except... it isn't? that's literally not what socialism or collectivism is. socialism is just the idea that "wealth" (or any substitute, like lego) should be owned by the community, and rules that bind that community should be made by a consensus of the members.

Setting a Linux process to a "realtime" priority (using SCHED_FIFO, etc.) will put above all non-RT /userspace/ processes. But doing that still means that the kernel can preempt you, if it decides to.

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