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> We seem to keep trying to push up the age when a person gains the ability to make their own decisions and be responsible for their own actions. No, we seem t
by lapcat 3y ago
> We seem to keep trying to push up the age when a person gains the ability to make their own decisions and be responsible for their own actions.
No, we seem to keep trying to push down the age when a person loses the ability to acquire further education.
Thiel himself got not just one but two degrees from Stanford. Are you going to criticize him for not having his shit together? Let's be honest, he's opposing college now purely for ideological reasons.
> People were leading armies at that age not very long ago.
Ok, but have you considered that war is actually bad?
- pg_1234 3y ago> Thiel himself got not just one but two degrees from Stanford.... > ... > ... he's opposing college now purely for ideological reasons. But maybe his ideological criticisms are valid. And maybe the college environment has changed since he was there. And maybe the value proposition for a talented person has shifted. And maybe the mere presence of offers like Thiel's also increases the acceptability and therefore the "signalling" value proposition of a first year drop-out strategy.
- lapcat 3y ago> But maybe his ideological criticisms are valid. No. > And maybe the value proposition for a talented person has shifted. That much is true, since college costs have increased dramatically since Thiel attended. If he cared about that, maybe he should offer to pay for people's student loan debt or finance some scholarships. Or promote government-paid higher education for all, like with pre-college education.
- EchoChamberMan 3y agoMaybe he's doing it for selfish reasons.