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Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Teachers/comments/1p48x0x/can_anyone_confirm_are_modern_students_really/
Turns out that capitalism in decay produces an environment which is actively harmful to human growth and flourishing. Who could have predicted that?
The first time I heard about the "elf on a shelf" practice was a
moment for me because it was a little too on-the-nose in the wake of the Patriot Act.
Wait, tell me what that is besides a viral toy for kids like 5 years ago
Apparently it started back in 2005 as a viral marketing thing that was supposed to be an extension of the "be good because Santa is always watching" trope, now with physical toys. But yeah, it normalizes the idea of surveillance, even if there isn't a literal NSA wiretap tied into every toy elf. It's insidious.
it changes "santa just knows if you're good or bad" like an omniscient demigod of gift giving into "santa has an extensive surveilance network to see if you're good or bad and tampering with it means you're bad"
Ah, yeah that's pretty tame but still creepy