alt Hacker NewsDo we really want the upper echelons of society to be made up of neurotic workaholics? Do we really want universities to be gate keepers here at all?
Do we really want the upper echelons of society to be made up of neurotic workaholics? Do we really want universities to be gate keepers here at all?
No, we don't, but the alternatives are worse.
Universities at least apply some meritocratic standards. If we bypass universities, there will be some other gatekeeper, it will be worse: mostly an "old boys network" and corrupt, pay-to-play advancement.