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Maybe in a few american Ivy-league it's a selection process. For most of the world it's "who has the patience and perseverance to go through that ancient hierar
by seydor 4y ago
Maybe in a few american Ivy-league it's a selection process. For most of the world it's "who has the patience and perseverance to go through that ancient hierarcy". In the past 15-20 years academic success has become increasingly based on social standing , and there are many ways to hack that one
- marginalia_nu 4y agoHasn't it sort of always been that way though? Social standing is a huge force multiplier in almost every human endeavor.
- low_tech_love 4y agoThat is still a selection process… it’s just that the success profile is different. Even in Ivy league you can’t really say the ”smartest” ones are the most successful. Selection selects ”something”, and I don’t really know what to be honest.