> It's appalling that people can drop this kind of drivel on an HN thread and let it stand. It's not drivel if it's backed by actual data [1][2]. This always s

> It's appalling that people can drop this kind of drivel on an HN thread and let it stand. It's not drivel if it's backed by actual data [1][2]. This always seems to come as a complete surprise because it's difficult for many people to grasp how profoundly unequal America is. America has most of the best colleges in the world and they produce probably the most dynamic minds out there... but on average the system is comparable to Poland. [1] http://www.oecd.org/skills/piaac/Country%20note%20-%20United%20States.pdf http://www.oecd.org/skills/piaac/Country%20note%20-%20United... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/upshot/americans-think-we-have-the-worlds-best-colleges-we-dont.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/upshot/americans-think-we...