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Citation needed. Because of the glut of degrees, many jobs now use a college degree as a filtering mechanism. This is not at all indicative that a degree is n
by efitz 2y ago
Citation needed.
Because of the glut of degrees, many jobs now use a college degree as a filtering mechanism. This is not at all indicative that a degree is needed to be successful at the job.
Likewise some professions do the same. A doctor does not need a college degree; they need a medical school degree; medical schools force them to get both. Same for law school (side note: it is possible to practice law in a few US states without a law degree but you must effectively apprentice for a period of time).
For most of human history the primary way people learned job skills was apprenticeships; I think we would be wise to return to this model.
- MrBuddyCasino 2y agoCollege decrees are used as a filtering mechanism because that is one of the last remaining methods that have not been made illegal by Civil Rights Law. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/book-review-the-origins-of-woke https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/book-review-the-origins-of-...
- whoknowsidont 2y ago...except for all the other methods that still exist and are quite excellent. It's the damn civil rights laws preventing us from using preconceived knowledge! That's definitely what's been holding us back.