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>If they aren't giving an education and people can still get jobs "for years" what exactly is the point of $200k education again? Its purpose is more symbolic
by alanwatts 10y ago
>If they aren't giving an education and people can still get jobs "for years" what exactly is the point of $200k education again?
Its purpose is more symbolic than realistic. Symbols are easily faked. An example of this is how Frank Abagnale was able to fake having gone to medical, law, and flight school, among many other things.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Abagnale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Abagnale
- WalterBright 10y agoYeah, but Abagnale never tried to fly an airplane.
- slavik81 10y agoWikipedia says he was sometimes invited by the actual pilot to take the controls. Presumably that was just holding it steady. Apparently, he knew enough to switch it to autopilot. He also didn't do a very good job as a doctor (supervising the residents doing the actual work). Wikipedia mentions that a baby nearly died because he didn't understand what the nurse was talking about.