I'm not dismissing your thorough reply, but HN can only support a certain depth of discussion. I think we agree more than disagree here. I strongly agree with

I'm not dismissing your thorough reply, but HN can only support a certain depth of discussion. I think we agree more than disagree here. I strongly agree with the idea that college should be seen as a set of tools and not the default choice. I think we can also both agree that alternatives need to be developed, otherwise college will remain a default. I guess our disagreement is over the claims versus effectiveness of Thiel's alternative in particular.