State A does not mean you're a genius. It just means that you've made an error in determining what variable the actors in a sociological phenomenon are actuall

State A does not mean you're a genius. It just means that you've made an error in determining what variable the actors in a sociological phenomenon are actually trying to optimize. Find the thing that the sociological phenomenon is most effectively optimizing and work back from there to get to B. In the case of higher education it's optimizing the benefits to all those who are benefiting from the current system and not optimizing trying to educate the most people at the lowest cost which was your meta "too-simple" understanding of your understanding.