University used to be a place to further one's intellect and expand one's mind. Now they are a sausage factory where one is barcoded and hopes to be sold for a

University used to be a place to further one's intellect and expand one's mind. Now they are a sausage factory where one is barcoded and hopes to be sold for a pretty penny. When the ancient Greeks created the foundations of modern mathematics and philosophy by drawing with a stick in the sand, they weren't looking to "totally pwn the quant market with this new algo brocrates!" This article asks the wrong question. Ask instead, "Why does modern Western society place no value on learning that cannot be instantly monetized?"