If we only taught things that were "useful" then we'd be discarding half the curriculum. Stuff like history, art, and how a fucking analog clock works, is worth teaching, even if it's not something everyone uses every day.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Stuff like history, art, and how a fucking analog clock works

Well, I don't exactly disagree... but one of those things is completely different from the others.

I would agree more if we were talking literally about "how an analog clock works" instead of the convention to reading them. But it would still be a niche knowledge that you can take from Wikipedia if it ever becomes relevant to you.