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Holy Rebellion XVI

The Children Are Not a Market

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Jan 10, 2026
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They keep telling us this is about safety.

About innovation.

About progress.

About preparing children for the future.

But watch closely.

When children become data points, it isn’t preparation.

It’s extraction.

When curiosity is tracked, optimized, monetized, and nudged, it isn’t education.

It’s conditioning.

And when adults are told, “Don’t worry, the system kno…

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