The paranoid delusions of the expert class | Washington Examiner

The disassociated 'expert' class is becoming a real burden on humanity. I think their time would be better spent cleaning oil off of beaches than spewing their stupidity awash in large words and a sense of entitlement that comes with spending too much time in the sounding boards and echo chambers of universities.

The paranoid delusions of the expert class | Washington Examiner

"Best friends teach us all kinds of things, including the pain of loss, betrayal, and, perhaps most importantly, loyalty. And yes, loyalty can be painful, but it’s also one of the most vital lessons we learn as children. Later in life that loyalty translates into hard work, patriotism, sacrifice, and the multitudinous other life skills necessary to be a citizen and a parent and a grown-up human being. We learn these through the pains of friendship more than through any taught lesson. These are not things we can be tested on.

Certainly bullying has its limits, and kids who are chronically bullied do need help from parents and teachers and other adults, but most bullying is relatively benign. Sometimes it can teach us valuable lessons, not the least of which is our own personal limitations. Again, I'll turn to the inherent value of a black eye. Realism is not a necessary feature of childhood, but it is necessary if we are to ever grow up.

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Exactly right... to rob children of the ability to have deep connections to friends seems like an advocation of child neglect at least, and child abuse of a kind too insidious to be believed.