3 ms·
Interesting - the main value of school is signalling and networking. The actual (expensive) education isn't really needed. If Thiel recognized this, he might t
by yummyfajitas 12y ago
Interesting - the main value of school is signalling and networking. The actual (expensive) education isn't really needed.
If Thiel recognized this, he might try to give people a way to get the signal/network without college, thereby saving lots of money and cutting out the middleman. If he wanted to be arrogant, he might name it the Thiel Fellowship.
- foobarqux 12y agoThere are important signals that come out of academic success, like the ability to do something hard over a long period of time, that are difficult to easily replicate without doing something that is essentially school-like.