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My prediction is that reputation will be increasingly important, certain credentials and institutions will have tremendous value and influence. Normal people wi
by kykat 8mo ago
My prediction is that reputation will be increasingly important, certain credentials and institutions will have tremendous value and influence. Normal people will have a hard time breaking out of their community, and success will look like acquiring the right credentials to appear in the trusted places.
- lotsofpulp 8mo agoThe recent past was a nice respite from a strict caste system, but I guess we’re going back.
- ghaff 8mo agoI think the recent past was a respite in very specific contexts like software maybe. Others, like most blue collar jobs, were always more of an apprentice system. And, still others, like many branches of engineering, largely required degrees.
- cbm-vic-20 8mo agoThis isn't new- it's been happening for decades.
- vpribish 8mo agoNot new. No. But will be more.
- zero_shift 8mo agoMaybe my expensive university degree was worth it after all
- b00ty4breakfast 8mo agoThat's been the trajectory for at least the last 100 years, an endless procession of certifications. Just like you can no longer get a decent-paying blue collar job without at least an HS diploma or equivalent, the days of working in tech without a university education are drying up and have been doing so for a while now.