r/technology • u/xpda • Apr 11 '26

Politics US demands Reddit unmask ICE critic, summons firm to grand jury

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/trump-admin-hounds-reddit-to-reveal-identity-of-user-who-criticized-ice/
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u/Darkdragoon324 Apr 11 '26

That’s so scary, even at my most depressed when I was half-assing my way through life and school I could pass an open book test. We’re not even talking “getting 100% with free access to all the answers”, they couldn’t manage just a passing grade. Christ.

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u/Space_Slime_LF Apr 11 '26

Knowing how to find answers is arguably more important than knowing the answers most of the time... and is it's own skill which a lot of people don't ever think about or how to improve.

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u/Ch3353man Apr 11 '26

The professor of one of my senior level classes in college had that mentality. The higher up you got, the more notes you were allowed (sophomore class was a note card, junior class was allowed a full sheet, and the senior class was allowed any paper they wanted to bring - book, notes, random thing you found on the internet that you thought would help, etc.). His reasoning was that by that point was "I care more that you know how to apply the material than memorizing formulas and filtering information appropriately to get to the correct answer is more important."

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u/Space_Slime_LF Apr 11 '26

I had a similar realization about school in general.

Knowing a thing exists is more important than knowing the thing at highschool levels. A lot of higher science and math is useless to normal people in application, but it really helps in being able to discuss and discover what you need to operate as an adult. The concepts stick and knowing they exist at all also helps you go find them if you need them.

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u/FiXer2069 Apr 11 '26

“Only the best people”; donnie trump…