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    1. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 12 May 2020

      eigenrobot Retweeted Teresa Watanabe

      if i were university i would simply destroy my value prop of serving as a legal iq test for employershttps://twitter.com/TeresaWatanabe/status/1259964778912509952 …

      eigenrobot added,

      Teresa WatanabeVerified account @TeresaWatanabe
      BREAKING: @UofCalifornia President Janet Napolitano is recommending suspension of the SAT/ACT for admissions until 2024 and possible elimination of the tests after that. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-11/napolitano-says-suspend-the-sat-test-for-uc-admissions …
      15 replies 17 retweets 194 likes
    2. acid shill‏ @acidshill 12 May 2020
      Replying to @eigenrobot

      the ‘legalized IQ test’ argument doesn’t really hold water. read Caplan

      1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
    3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 12 May 2020
      Replying to @acidshill

      huh really? I'm not going to as he already sold me on the basics and that's a long book and I have so many others :) what's the main claim?

      2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    4. acid shill‏ @acidshill 12 May 2020
      Replying to @eigenrobot

      here’s a scan of the relevant pagespic.twitter.com/ZELTtMPfey

      5 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
    5. acid shill‏ @acidshill 12 May 2020
      Replying to @acidshill @eigenrobot

      caplan’s basic argument is that the college premium is a combination of a little ability bias (i.e. you have to be this intelligent+conscientious to get into college), and two casual effects: signaling (which accounts for the majority of the real increase in outcomes)

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    6. acid shill‏ @acidshill 12 May 2020
      Replying to @acidshill @eigenrobot

      ...and human capital (i.e. people actually learning things in college). caplan says that the main traits a college degree signals are intelligence, conscientiousness, and conformity

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 12 May 2020
      Replying to @acidshill

      I think that's probably a more correct description of what's going on Although I also think caplan's analysis here is a bit unsubtle for (bunch of boring sociological reasons and im TIRED) thank again, that was helpful!

      8:56 AM - 12 May 2020
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        2. Thinkwert‏ @Thinkwert 12 May 2020
          Replying to @eigenrobot @acidshill

          I wrote a book review on it a couple years ago.https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/7t59x1/review_bryan_caplans_the_case_against_education/ …

          3 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
        3. R.P.‏ @ResonantPyre 12 May 2020
          Replying to @Thinkwert @eigenrobot @acidshill

          woah I did not know that was you. I mean I wouldn't care if I hadn't already been familiar with that reddit account from years of lurking SSC, that's pretty cool. just a funny coincidence, amusing how one can change online crowd and run into same people inadvertently

          0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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        1. Komrade J‏ @punishedkomrade 12 May 2020
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          Komrade J Retweeted Komrade J

          You might want to check out this critique of Caplan’s bookhttps://twitter.com/punishedkomrade/status/1067659543805480961?s=20 …

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          Komrade J @punishedkomrade
          Now, some thoughtful critiques of Caplan by @Ed_Realist https://educationrealist.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/the-case-against-the-case-against-education-how-did-we-get-here/ …
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