Tech billionaires send kids to Montessori while pushing attention-destroying AI to the masses
floguo · x · 2026-10-14
A widely shared take argues that billionaire tech founders give their own children Montessori and Waldorf educations focused on deep focus, critical thinking and creativity, while mass-marketing short-form video and AI products that erode those same skills. The author urges ordinary people to recognize this asymmetry and resist it.
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