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Yes, this is why the elite private schools must be forced to admit by lottery.
by djur 2y ago
Yes, this is why the elite private schools must be forced to admit by lottery.
- ywvcbk 2y agoWouldn’t that destroy their whole value proposition (both for the poor but talented and the rich but not as gifted)? At that point you might as well abolish private universities altogether, because what’s their point?
- lazide 2y agoYup. Hint: most of the people pushing for these things would be perfectly fine with that. But won’t admit it.
- djur 2y agoI'll gladly admit it. Harvard and Yale are antidemocratic institutions and their power needs to be shattered.
- djur 2y agoIf the only point of private universities is to create and maintain a permanent ruling class, then absolutely they should be abolished. But I don't think that's the case. There are many non-elite private universities in the US.