受教育不应要求放弃快乐。1729年,乔纳森·斯威夫特建议爱尔兰人吃掉他们的孩子时,他坚持认为这将同时解决三个问题:向饥肠辘辘的民众提供食物,在严重萧条时期减少人口,刺激餐馆生意。尽管是个讽刺作品,但在拥有以儿童为中心的文化的美国,这似乎仍是让人反感和震惊的。但实际上,美国比你可能认为的更接近于他 Education should not demand to give up happiness. When Jonathan Swift suggested that Irish eat their children in 1729, Jonathan Swift insisted that it would simultaneously solve three problems: feeding hungry people, reducing population during periods of severe depression and stimulating restaurant business. Although satirical, it seems nevertheless disgusting and alarming in the United States that has a child-centered culture. But in fact, the United States is closer to him than you might think