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the modern phenomenon being proposed, i assume, is that of more jobs requiring more education.
by ouid 5y ago
the modern phenomenon being proposed, i assume, is that of more jobs requiring more education.
- goto11 5y agoSo it isn't modern education that is putting men at a disadvantage, it is the demands of the modern workplace?
- hnfong 5y agoI guess you can say that apprenticeships were an accepted form of education before the modern times...
- phil21 5y agoNot sure if my barber needs to sit through a year or two of school to be effective, for one random example in many places. Sure, modern education can be seen somewhat as a proxy for modern jobs. But it also is used as gatekeeping for jobs that have no business requiring prior education and which did not just a few decades prior. Even when jobs don't "technically" require a degree these days - those holding them raises the bar on everyone else. If you can hire all college educated baristas for your coffee shop, you likely don't get down to the 18 year old kid who just wants to work hard on something meaningful and directly in front of him - even if they would make better employees in the end. No reason to take any chances if you can get pre-vetted mediocracy. I'd argue the gates are being raised now in tech as well - many entry level positions in IT that you once could talk your way into and learn on the job are now credentialed. Interesting times.