Universities are like Y Combinator. You can learn everything you need to start a company on the internet, does that make Y Combinator worthless? You can learn e

Universities are like Y Combinator. You can learn everything you need to start a company on the internet, does that make Y Combinator worthless? You can learn everything you need to be a software engineer on the internet, does that make a degree in computer science worthless? Universities offer a community of individuals learning together including student organizations, mentorship with faculty, and connections to get jobs later. Sure, if all you are going to do is fill a seat you might as well just do your learning online. But you'd be missing the point of a university education. On the other hand, do newspapers have a value add to consumers beyond their content which is available for free online now?