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 It should be clear now that decades of prioritizing STEM education while undercutting the social sciences and humanities has led to an ignorant elite composed of Elon Musk-types. It's time we prioritize practical knowledge, like History and Literature, over byzantine crafts like computer science. 
 @dc07832d Well, your little manifesto certainly has given me something to ponder. A quite fun piece of rhetoric with lots to unpack and think about, with little twists around "practical knowledge, "elite," and "byzantine." (This would be a nice essay prompt!)