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And this doesn't even cover the sub rosa truth that the degree was never the actual ticket to aristocracy. The degree is a necessary, but insufficient, cause of
by revolvingocelot 5y ago
And this doesn't even cover the sub rosa truth that the degree was never the actual ticket to aristocracy. The degree is a necessary, but insufficient, cause of aristocratic acceptance. There will be plenty of skilled yet mysteriously impoverished basketweavers; they aren't allowed into the Serious basketweaving studios because they, er, aren't a good cultural fit. Yet, thanks to cultural factors, basketweaving has never been more popular! Bright young people pour into degree programs and reckon they'll change it from the inside! There's even good examples of that sort of thing on TV all the time!
Am I talking about public policy? Or urban planning? Or law? Or computer science? Or--
- apercu 5y agoI like the way your mind works.
- wyager 5y agoThe other way of looking at it is that the degree used to be an accurate proxy for what actually mattered, like intelligence and field interest, but now with a billion people pursuing it because the money looks good, it’s not going to be an accurate proxy anymore.
- lupire 5y agoThe degree used to be a proxy for being upper class. But when it became available to the lower class due to loans and public schools, the degree lost its utility as a signal.