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> When I asked him why he had gone through so much trouble to get to an Ivy League university only to off-load all of the learning to a robot, he said, “It’s th
by Balgair 1y ago
> When I asked him why he had gone through so much trouble to get to an Ivy League university only to off-load all of the learning to a robot, he said, “It’s the best place to meet your co-founder and your wife.”
Like, dude, I wonder why that is?
I get that the students see University as mostly a path to a degree/middle-class-union-card and that the college you go to as mostly a vetting process/sorting hat. Sure, I was 18 once too and didn't care about much past my nose too.
But, like, the reason it's a good place to meet people is because those people are attracted by the college itself.
Honestly, this is on the admin. They know the kids are all 'cheating' their asses off. I guess until some other feedback mechanism comes in, they aren't going to rock the boat.
- basch 1y agoAccess to an elite social network has long been the distinguishing factor of college. When people are taking out student loans, they may not understand or fully grasp that that's what they are buying into, and if they arent taking advantage of it, they are essentially buying something but not using it. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/11/jfks-very-revealing-harvard-application-essay/281699/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/11/jfks-v...
- Balgair 1y agoWell yes, but the question is: Why is that school an elite school to begin with? Like, country clubs exist; it's not just about being drunk around other rich people. The profiled dude in the article only sees the elite nature and not the thing that got the school there. Like, why does Coke advertise still? For the same reason that plane don't turn off the engines when you get to 30,000 feet.