On TikTok, ads for phone stands, wigs and kitchen sink strainers are nearly indistinguishable from content creators opining about reality-TV shows and politics.
Thomas Sprat, dean of Westminster and biographer of the Royal Society, opined in 1667 that, in their experiments, men " may agree, or dissent, without faction, or fierceness" .
No boys were allowed in it—although Ruby Gillis opined that their admission would make it more exciting—and each member had to produce one story a week.
In conclusion, while some may argue that schools aim to produce good citizens and workers, I opine that the primary objective of schools is to benefit the individual.