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This feels a lot more like an unfocused rant against social norms, than anything coherent. It also, as others have noted already, totally ignored the huge numbe
by Aelinsaar 11y ago
This feels a lot more like an unfocused rant against social norms, than anything coherent. It also, as others have noted already, totally ignored the huge number of STEM fields which encourage or require this.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoI work for a major university and I am in the process of applying for a master's in engineering to enhance my skills (primarily) in AI and systems engineering. This is a remarkable opportunity to get a master's for free while continuing full time work. I doubt the author had anything like this in mind. It's also expected (all but explicitly required) to have a master's degree or higher to expect any kind of management role here. May seem weird to you, but higher education plays by its own rules.
- preordained 11y agoI wouldn't call it unfocused. I think it pokes holes pretty accurately in the psychology behind the pieces (and those like it) which it was a reaction to. It shows a lot of the pot-shot-taking and one-upsmanship for what it is; namely, a psychological defense to feeling like a failure in a society where to simply be adequate is perceived as failure--you have to be better(™) than some other class of your peers. It could just as we'll be a piece about how we all gather around to defend ourselves or join in throwing stones when there is a new "Why Johnny Can't Code" or "Fizz-Buzz" article.