@TootUncommon@sfba.social @Strangely @jaykuo
Thing is schools can only do so much, end of the day we can also warn young people employers are increasingly looking people up on line. If they see you have boosted material by Andrew tate and it looks as if you're supporting his narrative then your application could just be binned. Not just employment but for courses etc.
What we need is far better role models, I don't mean sports stars either we need people working in STEM who are role modles, but I am sure most science people just want to do their job, research, write papers etc be influencial that way rather than celebrities.
Professor Brian Cox does a really good job, but he has chosen to do both. Most people don't want the baggage that comes with that.