Another thread leads back to the innocuous first twists from the moment that a child realizes that they aren't going to be fitting in with the dominant forces of modern culture—math and science. And since grade schools do not teach principles of business then you're not going to get any real foundation in the other mode of modernity, unless your folks own a successful business. It's an odd and frightening feeling that you are moving through life without a solid path under your feet, and resentment builds towards math and science—a resentment that ends up being the bedrock of the environmental movement.
Moving forward along this thread, several years later, in middle school, it could be in high school, the talent for art or writing emerges—one of the main draws (no pun intended) of these courses is that there is no objective measurement of right and wrong, as opposed to the dreaded and clearly practical sciences. By the time you hit your stride in high school you've learned the art of bullshitting your way to an A, that simply making the words sound good will get you the good grade, and it will get you into college, where you can be completely immersed in writing papers and essay tests—where truth resides with the person who can make their words sound like truth, where the message now is crystal clear, there is no objective truth.
[More at headline link.] [Reposted from Feb. 19, 2009]
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