alt Hacker News> No. It should help a person develop into a free, thoughtful, well-rounded human being.
That was the goal maybe in the past when only rich people could afford an education.
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I think the March of Capitalism has been (at least in part) to make the luxuries of yore become commodified middle-class must-haves.
150 years ago, only the lords could afford a wash-up man, a laundry man, a cook, a tailor, a night out at the theater. Now we have airfryers, instant pots, fast fashion, washing machines, dishwashers and Netflix.
What does that look like for a Humboldtian education?
Don't worry, we're fast approaching that again.
Do not confuse the purpose of higher education with trade schools, and do not assume that trade schools are merely for blue-collar jobs.
Whats the goal now
Why should that not be the goal for everyone, rich and poor?
And why are so few rich and so many poor?