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>Knowledge, understanding, wisdom You can get the first two for free on a library. You are making a mistake when you compare the knowledge, understanding and
by saint_fiasco 10y ago
>Knowledge, understanding, wisdom
You can get the first two for free on a library.
You are making a mistake when you compare the knowledge, understanding and wisdom you would get in College against nothing and then decide that College is better than nothing. You should compare it against all the other things people could be doing with that time and money. The opportunity cost.
- JackFr 10y ago> The opportunity cost. With respect to the original article, yes absolutely. I was responding to the parent comment who described people 'no better off' for knowing versus not knowing.
- saint_fiasco 10y agoI interpreted it not as 'knowing versus not knowing' but as 'knowing about Native Americans and covalent bonds' versus 'knowing whatever people would end up knowing if they didn't go to College'. Maybe they will acquire work experience, life experience, pragmatical knowledge about how real world works, that kind of thing. Why is knowledge about covalent bonds intrinsically more important than that?