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[โ€“] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

(non adult directed activities aren't counted at all)

I guess this closes certain avenues of BSing the system but also, wow that feels crazy arbitrary and unfair. Damn, it makes a lot of sense that this would be some kinda unspoken rule of what counts.

Not to be too conspiracy-brain but it really fits that notion that modern schooling exists solely to subsidize corporate recruitment.

"We made our own film/robots/fundraiser/business!" ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿ‘Ž

"I did several months' worth of free labor for a wealthy multinational conglomerate!" ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿ‘ˆ

[โ€“] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 hours ago

It's not a conspiracy that's openly what it's for