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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Fine arts, philosophy, film: important fields w/ poorer job figs. Wage prospects not right metrics for education.
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There are 1000 views on what the "important" fields are. Choice: priestly fatwa decides or market mech does.
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Best solution would be for US to catch up with civilized world to offer low-cost/free secondary education. #simple
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"civilized world", "important"... those terms require "according to whom?" qualifiers to be non-vacuous.
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2) "Important": what we do w/ free time. Pursuit of beauty, meaning, ethics, joy, truth, story. Work of culture.
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Only 1 of your 6 terms (truth) makes my top 5 "important" list.Mine: survival, nihilism, humor, irony, truth

