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Thinking about all the memes about how gifted and talented kids grow up to be anxious, unhappy adults and it occurs to me: why would anyone have expectations of happiness, satisfaction, or personal fulfillment under capitalism? Gifted and talented programs are intended to identify children who learn efficiently and require fewer cognitive cycles of exposure and practice. This means they will be cheap to train for and in the workplace. W

hat workplace? Any workplace that needs bodies. What the worker likes or loves or cares about or wants to be good at are irrelevant. What is good for the worker or their family or community is irrelevant. It’s just selecting and honing tools.