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Somebody decided that schools should create a general lack of freedom for students. Is it not likely, given that this "somebody" was doubtlessly a member of the ruling class, that this attribute of school was intentional?

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Anecdotally, everybody knows that every single company, in every country, is rigidly hierarchical, just like the military. Managers (Officers) do all the the work that you just described, internalizing goals and creating organizational capital, of course making sure to stay within the parameters given to them by those who outrank them. A production manager would never disobey the company VP at any company, just as a Lieutenant would never disobey a Colonel, even if the VP (Colonel) gives instructions (orders) that are sure to lead to failure.

Meanwhile, the workers (enlisted soldiers) do nothing but follow directions (take orders) from their managers (Commanding Officers). They are told exactly what to do, when to do it, where to do it, and how to do it.

The ranks in a typical business can hardly get more explicit than they already are.

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