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That's similar to what I was thinking. Perhaps a team/rivalry aspect?
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That's similar to what I was thinking. Perhaps a team/rivalry aspect?
Probably a scouty speedy character. Primary would be an SMG or maybe dual auto pistols. Secondary, probably explosive or a knife or something.
There is, and it's called mass archiving, distribution, and examination.
Alright, but at whose command & at whose cost? On the government dime will this be worth the trade-off?
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Integrity is based on public opinion, and measured through public feedback systems on/off-line.
Is it really holistically representative to aggregate 'public opinion'? I'd argue against such a method; leave the validity of textbooks to experts.
The old schools get remodeled or just continue as they are.
...yeah, but into what? Your proposition is more or less suggesting that these institutions are obsolete, thus useless.
It won't cost more if you transfer funds for state subsidies (i.e. GI Bill, vouchers, grants, loans) directly into the system, and force the textbook/tuition price gouging to end.
It'll do quite the contrary. Firstly, by knocking out state education subsidies, you're instantly cutting the cord on student funds (which is fine as long as it's phased out, which it isn't in this scenario). And by spitting all of that money into the system, we inflate the economy. If you throw more funding at colleges, they'll take the surplus and demand more, and the only funding government gets is foreign debt and tax dollars.
That's ridiculous, people would just create new industries and jobs. By the time everyone is unemployed, everyone can literally survive without doing anything.
Yes, new industries and jobs are being created, but are vastly outpaced by the amount of qualified students available- in other words, more demand than supply. And I'm not sure what you mean by "everyone can literally survive without doing anything"- do you mean welfare, which would create a stagnant, detrimental lower class that thrives on taxpayer-funded handouts? Or heavy underemployment, which leads to more young adults graduating with debt and no relevant, decent job to pay it off? Even in practice this is already the case, and letting it be is letting the downward spiral do its thing.
No thank you. I'd like a 21st century education system, not another generic "reform" bill that just adds more scarcity and dissolves the skill base of the economy.
You can't just say 'it's current year and modern' and expect the problems to vanish. By making a university degree worth its buck and making less advanced sectors open for local education, the end product is a more qualified, fitting employee market. "Economic skill base" isn't something you can artificially jack up. If the graduating market is underemployed, meet the standard instead of forcing the square peg in the round hole. Under the status quo there's already a disenfranchised employee market that's far too underemployed and unemployed, and making a degree a click away only furthers that issue.
@catchamber Sure, I can get behind the premise that there isn't a truly 'viable' long-term solution. Just so I can clarify myself, what I said earlier about vouchers and public libraries was that it was the better option, not necessarily the absolute right one. But your suggestion about digital education isn't necessarily what would help. Sure, it would get faster, arguably cheaper degrees- even then we have questions such as 'who verifies the integrity?', 'what happens to old schools?', and 'won't this cost more tax dollars in practice?'. But the real problem I'd see in faster, more accessible postsecondary education is that not every person should go to college. As mean as it sounds, it's what is causing the ridiculous rates of unemployment and underemployment (taking a job in something unrelated to your degree) among young adults. If you ask me, the proper solution to this problem is what is done in some European countries (I want to say Germany/Switzerland but I'm not 100% sure on that...): cut back on most post-secondary institutions, and create scholarships/incentives for prestigious schools on Ivy League tier. That way, we still have qualified, well-educated STEM students, and everyone else can take local classes/trades, ending the question of "what to do with a basket weaving degree".
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Brainwashing and keeping kids busy long enough for them and their parents to make money for the state that repeatedly robs them through taxes.
As true as that is, we really should re-evaluate the education system. If the left constantly complains about how the education in a homogenous authoritarian state like Singapore or Finland is better, they make the snap decision to have an authoritarian left education system. Perhaps what they're missing (and what Trump is getting right, for once) is that Washington shouldn't meddle with education. Since the education tax money seems to be going to vouchers and libraries instead of corrupt leftist unions and Common Core principles, I think there's a good chance that our education system will actually do something in the long run.
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@Mister Thirteen Alright, good point.
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Just realized I neglected to answer your question. I apologize.
No, they’re not super soldiers. No genetic enhancing or extensive cybernetics or mutation. They’re just highly trained commandos of law enforcement.
Like the Veteran Rangers of the NCR. (If your a Fallout fan.)
Sorry, maybe I didn't word my question right.
Am I allowed to play a non-Ranger? Like, a backwater grunt or sanitation worker, something like that?
EDIT: Oh, right, would something like this suffice for armor? Source is an XCOM 2 ADVENT Officer.
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