I just had a brilliant idea for solving all higher-ed woes in one shot: index interest rates on student loans to job prospects in that major
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Replying to @vgr
@vgr@atduskgreg@pmarca Fine arts, philosophy, film: important fields w/ poorer job figs. Wage prospects not right metrics for education.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@mariachong@atduskgreg@pmarca There are 1000 views on what the "important" fields are. Choice: priestly fatwa decides or market mech does.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@vgr@atduskgreg@pmarca Best solution would be for US to catch up with civilized world to offer low-cost/free secondary education.#simple1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@mariachong@atduskgreg@pmarca "civilized world", "important"... those terms require "according to whom?" qualifiers to be non-vacuous.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@vgr@atduskgreg@pmarca 2) "Important": what we do w/ free time. Pursuit of beauty, meaning, ethics, joy, truth, story. Work of culture.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@mariachong @atduskgreg @pmarca Only 1 of your 6 terms (truth) makes my top 5 "important" list.Mine: survival, nihilism, humor, irony, truth
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