Instead, we’re taught to be absolutely pacifistic at every turn, in every nook and cranny. Curiously enough, this seems to be mostly aimed at males. I distinctly remember realizing that objecting to a situation or establishing boundaries was seen as a no-no, almost like that’s off limits to me, as though me, the machine, has experienced a dire error in code and must be reset. Others around me could become discontent and even raise mortal hell but me saying a word was a sin.

There’s a lot of things in public schools that one finds out actually work completely against you later in life, and nobody takes responsibility, nobody is there for you when the shit hits the fan.