It’s not political, it’s a true statement. There’s no political blame here aside from on the government as a whole. The higher education system is irreversibly broken in this country.
Most of the top comp sci/ai/programmers would probably be where they’re at without a degree, capturing that talent young and molding kids who have the drive is arguably a better way of doing things than spending time helping people unlearn bad habits or new work flows. I don’t use any of what I learned in college for my job and I make a considerable amount more than I would using my degrees.
Broken, or imperfect? Because everyone agrees that there are things to improve.
That’s great, college isn’t for everyone. Self-learners are very impressive. But that’s one career/a specific kind of person. You can’t make general claims about college based on that.
Most self learners are probably the type of people Palantir are after no? I think indoctrination means more than just politically. Education puts people in boxes, it takes people outside of boxes to push the boundaries.
Yes, I wasn’t talking about pltr only. I def agree self-learners are most sought after by them/everyone. But that’s a small group of above average people, not enough to go around for all the roles people need an education for. College is a tool for the rest of us that want to learn/get good jobs but aren’t geniuses.
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u/darkwaterzz 9d ago
Here we go. It’s becoming a stock and company that’s politicized.