Too late to meaningfully join any of them.

If the money involved is enough to ensure they are not poor and legal protections exist, should there still be such a ban?

Yes, when it’s the product of apprenticeship, where there is a clear gain, without loss in other areas of education. As to the amount of time it takes from childhood, the matter is less clear, as it is within societies that permit cram schools. But if you allow one, then you can allow the other.

I top it off with the expensive muesli that has the crystallised fruit.

Continued - To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.

Hidden in my Lemmy avatar is a story, one that is often misinterpreted. You’ll need lateral thinking to answer the questions I’ve put at the end.

I chuckle at people who can’t understand the short story hidden in my Lemmy mugshot.

Chameleon

Nope. Take this seemingly identical pic. You see them all the time on the net. But look at what’s inside it. Add a password and there is your private space. Questions?

Seditious thoughts. Unless Op means in breach of current laws.

Well I use it and if Chrome or FF can’t handle it there’s an add on (f or c). It’s a matter of pressure - like from the camera makers, who’s devices can now store more than old jpg can hold.

These pets rock.

They’re like customs officers. Just look innocent when they’re around & you’ll get by.

Not a Wine user?

Still there, still growing, it’s the gateway to 450+ apps. More, if you like the betas.

It reminds me I could store my public key in the avatar. We may have to make things more difficult with steg.

“Try again.” Particularly involving schoolwork. Derelict teachers then complained when the result of trying again would be identical, to the letter, for the same reasons as the first time. But teach? They did not.

The story is A Wizard of Earthsea (1968, Ursula K. Le Guin), I read it when I was very young, and shadow person is the plot.

The Portable Apps Platform - free portable software meta app. It’s there, every day, like the Windows start button is there.

FileOptimizer collects these sorts of apps and tries out each on your files to get the best compression. I use it every day, particularly for work.