The arguments about universities are based on flawed assumptions, ie that you go there to "get" knowledge from professors. In fact, the knowledge has always bee

The arguments about universities are based on flawed assumptions, ie that you go there to "get" knowledge from professors. In fact, the knowledge has always been there to get, should you wish. Universities are there to put like minds together and allow them to develop wider skills and give them the resources to extend our collective knowledge. We've had public libraries with easily available educational content for over a century.