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Posted Feb 14, 2025 13:57 UTC (Fri) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183)
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Parent article: New leadership for Asahi Linux

> Some professions require literally a decade (or more) of study and apprenticeship. Others may have harsh and gruelling training regimes -- and these traits (and the emergent cultures) are known in advance by those considering these professions.

We used to also regularly beat children with the idea it would help them grow up into better adults/build character/that kind of thing. That idea is considered ridiculous these days, but I'm sure many people still believe it.

Sure, training for a profession doesn't have to be easy, but it also doesn't have to be harder than necessary.

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Posted Feb 14, 2025 15:20 UTC (Fri) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

> Sure, training for a profession doesn't have to be easy, but it also doesn't have to be harder than necessary.

And as someone with medical qualifications (no I am not medically qualified, nor trained), it also should not involve filling trainees with propaganda that bears little relationship to reality. All this training can seriously hinder the spread of good practice.

Take it from someone who has been at the wrong end of arrogant doctors, doctors who are well meaning but ignorant, doctors who can't do a good job because they can't communicate ... and all of whom are people who would almost certainly be horrified if they realised the harm they'd done.

And most of it is down the Religious Dogma (or Politics - equally as bad) instilled in professions with long apprenticeships. But we see that everywhere in life, the powerful want to hang on to power.

Cheers,
Wol