I know very well what you mention, but you&#x27;re not reading what I wrote: &quot;either in material <i>or spiritual</i> terms&quot;. Well-educated people are the first to know that society is full of lies and deceit, and without some spiritual rooting (be it familial love or something else), they are at high risk of being depressed but functional individuals. Alienation is a very powerful force. We used to say that only the rich can worry about being sad.<p>My second statement is coherent with this view: what education <i>should</i> give people is such a rooting. This is not necessarily what it <i>does</i> currently give them. In fact, a lot of academic tracks do their best to kill off any ounce of sentimentalism in one&#x27;s heart. If it&#x27;s really &quot;all about data&quot;, killing a few hundreds &quot;for the greater good of billions&quot; doesn&#x27;t look like such a terrible choice. This is something we really should keep in mind.