Post programming questions online and you’ll inevitably get someone saying, “don’t reinvent the wheel.” Why is it so bad to step outside the box?
A few years back, one of my old high school teachers told me that none of his students asked him any questions during an AP math class. That they all just sat there like robots.
And when you question systems of authority and power structures, people always bring up, if you didn’t do anything wrong, you have nothing to hide. I literally just got called a Nazi for thinking it odd that Lemmy moderators should be able to limit your interactions from other Lemmy instances.
By keeping them indoors all the time, have we raised a generation of kids who question nothing? This isn’t normal, people. You’re supposed to question things, especially those with power over you. Humans are self-serving. That means your moderators, betters, and superiors will always serve their own interests over yours.
At least when I grew up asking questions was seen as rude, especially because I had undiagnosed AuDHD, so I adapted to authority that doesn’t care what you want or think. And to survive you people please. You’re just supposed to get good grades and go to college and follow instructions even if it doesn’t benefit your learning style or abilities. And then you struggle due to big things outside of your control but everyone tells you that it’s because you’re a failure.
That’s not how it’s supposed to go, mate.