Education
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College is primarily about networking and credentials not actual learning
The true value proposition of higher education today.
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1 day ago
The whole system is a credentialing game. Employers want to see that you can finish something and follow rules. The specific knowledge doesn't matter for most jobs.
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1 day ago
This take is kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you treat college as just a credential, that's what you'll get out of it. I actually engaged with the material.
1 day ago
Maybe that's true for some majors, but engineers, doctors, accountants - they absolutely need to learn specific things in school. You can't fake your way through organic chemistry.
1 day ago
I genuinely use what I learned in college every day. The critical thinking, writing, and analytical skills I developed are foundational to my work.
1 day ago
Learning to learn is valuable. College taught me how to tackle complex problems, do research, and think carefully. That's not nothing.
1 day ago
The 'it's all networking' thing sounds like something someone who coasted through college would say. Some of us actually paid attention.