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> Your credential is only worth something because someone else doesn't have it. This is an unbelievably cynical take on the world. Society and the economy are
by CydeWeys 5y ago
> Your credential is only worth something because someone else doesn't have it.
This is an unbelievably cynical take on the world. Society and the economy are not zero-sum, and having better education and better skills make someone better off without taking away an equal amount of opportunity from others.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoBetter skills are not zero sum, but credentials are. Having a doctorate is only impressive if everybody else doesn't also have one.then you would have to have two doctorates.
- UK-Al05 5y agoWhat? Doctorate implies you've learned some skills. If everyone suddenly everyone got better at maths and critical thinking. Overall the economy would be more productive, and everyone would be better off. There isn't a fixed amount wealth, to be divided up between people. If you increase skill levels, total level of wealth can increase.
- ghufran_syed 5y agoYou’re assuming that getting the doctorate actually increased people’s skills that are economically useful - this book suggests otherwise: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/05/30/book-review-the-case-against-education-why-the-education-system-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money-by-bryan-caplan/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/05/30/book-rev... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_Against_Education https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_Against_Education