Samuel ✡️ 🗽

bluelion70.bsky.social

14 April 2025 21:00

This is a fundamental problem with American culture. We don’t value education except insofar as it can be used to generate profits in adulthood. That’s why our population has a middle-school level understanding of civics, history, & government. Only STEM matters, because that’s where the money is.

Chris van Dam

plurkh.bsky.social

14 April 2025 20:59

Not big on the language thing myself, nor have I ever been much concerned about consciously shaping me as a person. Having said that: learning stuff is fun. And takes your mind of current affairs. Unless of course, you study current affairs and history. Fine, I'm an idiot. But learning is still fun.

Alexandria Trusov

atrusov.bsky.social

13 April 2025 16:39

Was thinking about this very thing the other day in terms of my personal expectations. That I can’t expect perfection if I’m not practicing

DL White

booksbydlwhite.blacksky.app

13 April 2025 14:15

Even after years writing fan fiction, I wasn't ready to write my first novel when I started writing it. I learned to write by reading good books and studying how writers write.

emily

memilies.bsky.social

12 April 2025 18:56

knitting and watching the masters, no one does Early Spring like me