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I at first thought that by Arsenal of Democracy they meant an educated populace that actually felt some sense of responsibility towards both the generations that came before and those that will come after. Minds that have the capacity to ponder things, say what they believe, and listen to opposing viewpoints.

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Perhaps one of those minds wrote this article, and is thus a counterexample to the assertion that such are gone?

I saw the best minds of my generation get jobs in fintech, adding dark patterns to ridesharing apps, reinventing databases from first principles and pseudo-journalistic influencing instead of becoming policy makers.

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