The "Logic of Plunder" Invades the Sacred Ground: Why Unreasonableness Continues to Triumph - 1/03/2026

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A chain of "unreasonable demands" invades the educational field. We have dismissed it as a matter of personal character or psychological pathology. However, its true nature is a colder, more "calculation for survival." Schools, once sanctuaries, have now transformed into battlefields competing for finite "attention." In a structure where the free resource of goodwill has run dry and silence is a loss for those who remain silent, we unconsciously begin to choose the "most efficient attack." We will unravel the truth behind this broken equilibrium.

Keywords

Marketization of education, the price of silence, the depletion of goodwill, defensive aggression

The mask of the "sanctuary" has been torn away

In the past, invisible boundaries were drawn around schools. They were supposed to be "sanctuaries" where market logic was not an issue, and parents and teachers shared a common destiny—children's growth—as if they were part of a community of shared destiny.

However, in modern times, that boundary has vanished. Schools have now transformed into service centers that provide the "product" of education. This change has fundamentally altered our behavior. We have evolved from "parents praying for their children" to "rights holders who demand the best possible results for the money they pay."

The struggle begins: over a finite number of "chairs"

We unconsciously tend to believe that teachers' energy and schools' response capabilities are like "an infinite wellspring." However, the reality is brutal. A teacher's time, mental space, and classroom atmosphere are all strictly limited "finite assets."

This is where a cruel mathematical formula emerges.

Personal gain = time stolen from others + concessions made by the school.

When one parent monopolizes a teacher's attention for hours after school and gets special attention for their child, the other 30 children are quietly losing the asset of a "natural education" that they would otherwise receive.

Why "unreasonableness" is the most effective weapon

Why do people make such extreme demands that they are called monsters? It's because, in today's system, this behavior has become the "wisest choice."

Imagine a situation where a "sensible parent" calmly discusses things and understands the other person's circumstances, and an "unreasonable parent" becomes enraged, threatens the organization, and relentlessly makes demands. For the extremely busy person working on the ground, it's clear which parent needs to be silenced first. Accommodating the latter's demands is the quickest route to peace.

This is where a terrifying cycle of success experiences is born.

Initial impulse: Making strong demands out of minor anxiety.

Experience of success: The school makes special concessions out of fear of risk.

Reinforcement: The child learns that making even stronger demands will bring greater benefits (consideration).

Intensified attacks = getting a taste of success + confidence that they won't be rejected.

As a result of the school prioritizing "not causing trouble" and losing the courage to refuse unreasonable demands, a "reversal law" was established in which those who quietly follow the rules suffer losses and those who speak up are rewarded.

A world in which "everyone is a monster" with no escape.

The most tragic aspect of this structure occurs the moment we recognize its absurdity.

When we see the parent next to us getting a "special chair" by making unreasonable demands, we are faced with two choices. One is to accept the loss and continue to have it taken away. The other is to bare our fangs and join the battle for resources.

What were once communities have become endless battlefields, competing to see who can most efficiently "bring the organization to its knees." Ironically, the futures of our children, the very things we seek to protect, are being consumed by the most brutal of adult logic: parents competing for resources.

When the reservoir of goodwill is empty, all that remains is distribution through "power." We now stand at that crossroads.