i just remembered that on my reread of tbosas snow talked about taking a calculus test and i was like "lmao wait calculus still exists in a dystopia damn" and then i remembered... the capitol has universities for higher education, and there's even a chance that a "poor" person like snow could get scholarships if he really really wanted that education. as compared with the obviously poverty-ridden district's education is a priority in the capitol, because that's how you get power and wealth to put other people (the districts) down.
and it's crazy to me because as established by the original books, in District 12, you either learn about coal your whole life + minimal basic reading/writing/math skills and then work in a mine from 18 until you die by natural causes/starvation/accident, or you go win a hunger games and kill innocent children to maybe live the rest of your life in peace/reasonable wealth provided you don't disrupt the capitol authority which is the only way to get out. and even with that you still have the fear or losing your entire family or being sold to sex slavery.
even in district's 1/2/4, the education options are also equally bleak: you work for your industry (luxury/masonry/fishing/etc) or you get mindwiped into believing propaganda, become a brain-corrupted child soldier, and then either die in a games you were coerced into volunteering for or become a soulless murderer. obviously they get treated better than the people of d3-12 regardless of whether you're a Victor or average citizen - as katniss said, they're apparently allbeing well fed - but you're still a servile pet without useful education beyond basic skills, and there's still the fear of sex slavery for victors of 1/4.
the way education is a commodity for people who are "deserving" of it... it's horrible and unfortunately really reminiscent of the real world systems
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Making lots of curio collection earrings lately, mostly heading for a local event but the first pair with doll eyes and jewel beetle shells is in my shop, link in bio! And feel free to message me to claim one or request a custom pair
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HSR Jade Earrings Store Find/Photo Shoot!
These earrings I found (bought as a gift from my dear, far better off sister) are so Jade core, so I did a little photo shoot 💜
Courtesy of the Walmart Halloween jewelry section ♡
Sorry if the lighting is bad! Did this during a cloudy day inside my room.
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Photo by Nice M Nshuti on Unsplash x
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“The sky doesn't care what my poor heart wants
And the desert can't hear my cries”
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We have a snake altar where we bring jewels and tributes to the snake. Merry Snakemas! 🐍🎄
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Pests Bejewelled acrylic on canvas painted by Dom Wall (2023)
Inspired by John Galliano’s Fall Collection 2009
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