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"The abstract thinkers may not be so reliable after all! The millions of college graduates who are underemployed in wealthy countries all around the globe have
by j_baker 16y ago
"The abstract thinkers may not be so reliable after all! The millions of college graduates who are underemployed in wealthy countries all around the globe have unanswered questions. Weren’t these high-level abstract college degrees supposed to pay for themselves?"
Actually, I would view Google's existence as proof that abstract, high-level thinkers actually can do something. Did it not start out as a research project by abstract, high-level thinkers?
I think the author has a point, but the populist, anti-intellectual bent really distracts from that. The point as I see it is that prestige is a benefit for certain jobs, just like money or vacation or insurance. These things are good, but can they make up for a job that you don't see as rewarding?
- retube 16y agoSure, abstract high level thinkers _can_ actually do something. But Google is a one in a billion. The majority of abstract, high level thinkers are, and always will be, underemployed: there's only room for a handful of Googles, but there's plenty of room for those that don't make it.
- j_baker 16y agoTrue, but it's a big one in a billion. There are few Googles, but there are also few abstract thinkers. I don't pretend to believe that the world would be better with more of them. But everyone has their place. It's no better for you to say that abstract thinkers are useless than it is for them to say you're a short-sighted idiot.