Why are dutch people getting power from russia instead of getting it 2 metres from their house? transporting energy all over the loving planet so that we can use it as unefficiently as possible is so dumb.
Why is food and clothes made 2389 miles from the people who buy them? it's loving stupid. These are just examples, but you get my point.
Those statements are completely irrelevant to the discussion. Whether or not the Netherlands is able to create it's own power does not depend on their educational system. Also, according to Wikipedia, the Netherlands imported only 13-15% of electricity during 2005-2008. That's not half bad. Most countries do this. To fully comprehend the logistics and reasoning behind this, you have to get a good education with lots of math and an engineering degree in energy management.
Clothes and food is made 2389 miles from the people who buy them because Dutch soil isn't made for growing certain types of plants, such as cotton, pinapples or rice. Furthermore, the Dutch economy is based on the production of services and high-value technological goods. That creates much more BNP than aggriculture, and is thus better for the economic growth of the country. The production of food and clothes and other low-value goods is outsourced to low-cost developing countries in Asia and Africa. Why? Because it is cheaper, even with added transportation costs for the 2389 miles the goods have to be shipped.
Of course, this kind of economy isn't ideal from a global point of view. The best thing would be if all countries were self-sustainable, meaning they produce their own food and technology. Obviously, that isn't going to happen. You can blame capitalism, but our modern lifestyles require this kind of economy. For more information on this subject, I recommend that you pay attention in school, especially in math class, and follow up with a masters degree in global economy.
I think about how I could change a lot to be able to do more work, but on the other hand, I don't really want to adapt to something I disagree with. I don't want to become what I dislike.
It's like working towards a driver's license while disagreeing with the whole idea of cars in our society.
There's a slight difference between having a car and going to school. Cars aren't mandatory, education is. Cars generate lots of trouble (CO2 emmisions etc.), while education only provides benefits. Okay, you may be forced to waste a couple of years of your life learning something you will never need. But this collective constraint allows a country to generate knowledge among its citizens. That knowledge can be harvested later in form of high-tech. companies that create high-value technological goods (Shell, SBM Offshore, NXP Semiconductors). In other words, a lengthy and good educational system is necessary for a country to be a developed, first world country.
