As the sages said, never allow the people to learn anything, it will only lead to civil disorder. Their simple minds will lead them into unhappiness and self harm; they are best left unspoilt by the twin burdens of knowledge and wealth, and the former always leads to the latter.
It’s the same argument for at least 2300 years now.
Once upon a time there was a country that turned the old argument on its head, and enshrined the wisdom of the masses; that country became a model for the world… until it fell.
