> Why not just build more universities? Because universities are fortresses designed to protect the weirdos who can't survive in the real world. We're passing

> Why not just build more universities? Because universities are fortresses designed to protect the weirdos who can't survive in the real world. We're passing through this awesome enlightenment phase where there's room for everyone. But you can't just throw one up on a thursday afternoon. Universities need a kind of social contract. (i realize the one true scotsman weakness here, but i think the point holds) Universities are where you stick the rich kid that's not strong enough to run the family business. Sometimes, you don't even have to be rich. The thing that's neat is sometimes an idea pops out of a university that's pretty good. Newtonian physics and evolution spring to mind. i'm obviously nuts. i would encourage you to read [1]. I'm not exactly making an appeal to authority, it's more of a here's a much better, less cynical interpretation of what i'm trying to say. [1] https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~vl/notes/dijkstra.html https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~vl/notes/dijkstra.html