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An algorithm that blew up Italy’s school system

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Re: An algorithm that blew up Italy’s school system

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Every business has to deal with the dilemma: Do we hire and support the people we need, or (if we are big enough) do we push down wages by abusing people and keeping them on edge?

In my experience, Texas Public Schools are more likely to hire the incompetent and compliant than the competent and hard-headed.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please don’t encourage this. Last year, multiple Dutch politicians were threatened at their homes by protestors wielding torches, with some leaving politics out of fear for their families. If you want to use your right to protest, do so without threatening people’s life and family. https://nos.nl/artikel/2434583-politici-voelen-zich-onveilig...

Or, maybe if you’re a politician, don’t do actions that will cause people you represent to threaten violence against you. Just a thought.

Somehow it is only a small part of the political spectrum whose voters have felt the need to resort to such actions.

Assuming you’re familiar with Dutch politics, I’m sure I don’t need to spell out which part and what percentage of Dutch voters they represent.

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