Good sentiment. I'm all for lifelong learning. But decades of programs and research make it clear. Training/ed does not solve issue at all.https://twitter.com/RichardHaass/status/845993439300898817 …
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Solid finding: adult ed/training does not result in better wages or jobs at scale. Issue is lack of jobs to feasibly train for as an adult.
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By all means, let's encourage lifelong learning. Many benefits. For few, it may lead to better jobs. It just doesn't work for jobs at scale.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sahil Lavingia
Define it. Was outlawing child labor act of a massive welfare state? World is drowning in excess cash. Let's use it.https://twitter.com/shl/status/846004963788578819 …
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I mean, it's gotten to the point that companies are sitting in hundreds and hundreds of billions sitting in offshore accounts, idle. No use.
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We have everything for redefining upwards what human rights mean. Robots. Excess cash. No global war. Crisis is politics & greed, not tech.
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fully agree! if we can get the government to spend the money efficiently and rebuild trust in it too, that's the answer.
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I live in the most conservative city in america (provo, utah) and even here people are coming around to that. missing link is trust.
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the lds church is basically a socialist welfare state. it works well because of unparalleled trust.
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