My sense is the industrial age messed us up in this way because we saw (and treated!) humans like interchangeable cogs in a machine, and viewed the role of education to make people LESS diverse… mold, squish, constrain.
I do believe that is changing. Indeed, I feel like our work with Real Skills is part of allowing each individual to be calm and confident in their own self-aptitudes, to enhance their value to themselves, and to find their own unique ways of plugging into community.
And yeah, that means cultivating non-industrial community!
Heartist Community.