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Ah yes, the classic journalistic arrogance. If you see a bloated child keeled over in a third world country, do you simply photograph or do you help? Perhaps it
by sansnomme 7y ago
Ah yes, the classic journalistic arrogance. If you see a bloated child keeled over in a third world country, do you simply photograph or do you help? Perhaps it is a failing of humanities education that this sort of issues are still worthy of debate, that the basic human instinct to give aid to a fellow man can be supplanted by philosophy and economic debate. A perfect example of why tertiary education is under attack from all sides; if the ivory towers brings marginal value and charges tremendously high rent, is it still worth keeping them around? A good topic for HN to consider and think about, it is easy to bash academia and universities as overpriced and irrelevant, but Khan Academy doesn't exactly fulfill the niche either.
- pm90 7y agoBashing tertiary education is one of those uniquely American things. Literally nowhere in the world is it considered a problem to have more education. American Universities are certainly not perfect and there are sectors that exploit easy student loans, sure. On the aggregate though, Universities are the bedrock of American progress.
- sansnomme 7y agoMost countries' universities are not "world class". They are good but the top US universities are like tech unicorns, entirely in their own class when it comes to innovation/rankings, network, and opportunities.
- Nasrudith 7y agoI wouldn't say unique although it is anomalous as those examples are very third world. Mostly it comes down to attacking the source of dissent instead of defending their beliefs and ideas.