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So? They have changed their business model. They're entitled to do so. If you care so much about the poor, you might as well subsidize a MOOC for them, instead
by jaked89 10y ago
So? They have changed their business model. They're entitled to do so.
If you care so much about the poor, you might as well subsidize a MOOC for them, instead of demanding Coursera to do so.
- StevePerkins 10y agoAnd people are "entitled" to criticize them on the Internet. Sheesh, people really over-dramatize Hacker News threads. We aren't a legislative chamber debating a bill. We're an assortment of techno-hipster liberals and wannabe-entrepreneur libertarians, commenting on (often trivial) current events over coffee on a Saturday morning. The moral outrage-over-the-outrage-over-the-outrage-over-the-outrage gets comical after the first couple recursions.
- jaked89 10y agoAnd people are also entitled to criticize the criticizers. How is that for an outrage over an outrage? :)
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- bogomipz 10y agoWow, your response is in no way meaningful. Your response adds exactly nothing to the discussion. Nobody "demanded" anything.
- latenightcoding 10y agoSo it makes me sad and I am expressing my opinion on a public forum. I don't have enough money to subsidize MOOCs for the poor but if you come up with another useless idea I am sure you will let me know.
- eropple 10y ago"Coursera is entitled to do X" is not meaningful criticism, though, when you are responding to a moral argument. It's like when people respond to "you are being an asshole" with "it's my right to." Well, sure, but you're still being an asshole.
- aladine 10y agoI think they will change to monetize everything very soon. Right now is the transisition period where by you still able to seek for financial aid and get approved.