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Janan Ganesh's explanation[1] is pretty good, in essence that a university education often means missing out on the life experience that instills common sense,
by squidbeak 1y ago
Janan Ganesh's explanation[1] is pretty good, in essence that a university education often means missing out on the life experience that instills common sense, so its missing or stunted later when spare intellectual energy needs a touchstone.
[1] https://www.ft.com/content/1dbc675b-944d-4fb3-8889-6be7526cf11e https://www.ft.com/content/1dbc675b-944d-4fb3-8889-6be7526cf...
- soco 1y agoI can't read that not having a subscription to FT, but I'd say you'll have way more conspiracy theorists in the less educated people. Is the article of a different opinion?
- tim333 1y agohttps://archive.ph/nNk0V https://archive.ph/nNk0V
- soco 1y agoThank you! All the article shows for this context is that people in higher places tend to get self-serving. I don't think (or, there's not much evidence) that McNamara or Musk actually believed what they're spreading, but they definitely saw value for themselves in spreading it. So spreading they did.