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40 years sure. But 20? Was Zuck and his ilk that much more accomplished than the Harvard admit today? I think the greater “problem” is that merit is impossible
by akhilcacharya 8y ago
40 years sure. But 20? Was Zuck and his ilk that much more accomplished than the Harvard admit today?
I think the greater “problem” is that merit is impossible to define. The risk of not joining the elites at 18 should be lowered if anything else.
- pitt1980 8y agoother way, kids today have access to the resources that Zuck's generation built (I actually think youtube, twitter, wordpress, amazon, and even Hacker News are much for helpful for an ambitious kid than facebook is, but whatever) I definitely agree with the "The risk of not joining the elites at 18 should be lowered if anything else. " but I don't think that's the would we live in
- akhilcacharya 8y agoWhich is a shame! Certainly feels demotivating as a state school grad.
- pitt1980 8y agoThis isn't the right takeaway Schools like Harvard have become more and more adept at correlating themselves with success At the same time they cause it less and less Harvard is really a place for people who don't actually need Harvard to succeed You don't need Harvard either