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All foundational to society and more "productive" industries. There seems to be a misalignment.

If industries were personas arguing at a table, Instagram demands pay and threatens to turn off Instagram immediately. Teachers damand pay and can only threaten to destroy society in 50 years. Psychologically, Instagram's threat is a lot more usable, because teachers don't want to pull the trigger on ending society.

In other words, Instagram has a more direct and immediate way of demonstrating value than teachers do.




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