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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Mar 2017

    I wonder if the increasing intellectual conformity of universities is more a symptom than a cause of their decreasing importance.

    7:19 AM - 29 Mar 2017
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      2. Ville M. Vainio‏ @vivainio 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Symptom, obviously. Why would it be the cause?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @vivainio

        Because it makes thoughtful people less likely to want to work there.

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      2. Michael‏ @mmay3r 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        bingo. Internet commoditized facts, fact-based industries (news, universities) pivoted to opinion.

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      1. Josh Day‏ @JoshDayIO 29 Mar 2017
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        "You don't have diversity when people look different but think the same." Paraphrased, @peterthiel in 1996 about college campuses.

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      1. Kevin Lacker‏ @lacker 29 Mar 2017
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        if social science research was really valuable, there would be a demand for publications that actually filter out invalid results

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      2. Daniel Doebrich‏ @signoreD 29 Mar 2017
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        I think it's rather a symptom of the conformity required by the corporate world, which they adhere to.

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      3. Grateful Geeks‏ @GratefulGeeks 29 Mar 2017
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        As small companies continue to grow more numerous, conformity will be less and less required.

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      1. Andrew‏ @andypeepo 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        I'd like to see 3 month bootcamps in specific areas outside of computer science. I'd do one on relativity for example.

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      1. (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝔏𝔬𝔫𝔤 𝔚‏ @Supreme_Token 29 Mar 2017
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        the irony is the increasing intelligence becomes artificial in an institution of the internet where our clouds of thoughts 1/2

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      1. Andrew, TrulyAd.com‏ @FounderTa 29 Mar 2017
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        When education becomes a competition, conformity ensues.

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      1. Matt Kaness‏ @mattkaness 29 Mar 2017
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        Concentration of thought is attractive to bright minds if it's serving bigger purpose that inspires dedication. Is this still their agenda?

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      1. Cat‏ @CatrineMarie 29 Mar 2017
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        "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education." Albert Einstein

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      1. Allen Pogue‏ @AllenPogue 30 Mar 2017
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        I vote cause, but not sure about claim of decreasing importance. Repressive movements were often adopted early in Universities: Iranian Rev?

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      1. (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝔏𝔬𝔫𝔤 𝔚‏ @Supreme_Token 29 Mar 2017
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        coalesce into an exponentially growing conformity called groupthink. 2/2

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      1. hugoboom‏ @hugoboom 29 Mar 2017
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        you probably want a more narrow construction ax university research still critical but yeah

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      1. Gerbrand van Dieyen‏ @gerbrandvd 29 Mar 2017
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        @KentBeck all your wealth is because of publicly funded research. If you think something's wrong, fix it instead of complain

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