But this is the problem. Our premier academic institutions shouldn’t merely exist as job training programs for big tech.
If anything, tech is still one of the better off fields in the university.
Look at history or literature programs for where this is heading. I’d imagine that most literature majors don’t even read at all these days. As recent as 50 years ago, the requirement involved hundreds of pages of reading per week, over a sustained 4 year period.
Honestly, just close down the university at this point, if all it wants to do is print out degree certificates for social signaling in the job market.
Which colleges did you send your kids to, what kind of degrees (just bachelors? undergrad and grad?), and how many kids?
The $800k figure without that context tells us nothing. If that's for 2 kids to get a BA/BS/BE, you got ripped off. If it's for 4 or 5 kids it makes much more sense when examining current costs.
I understand your feelings about this but on HN we still need you to follow the guidelines, which include avoiding uppercase for emphasis and avoiding personal swipes like this:
Thanks for that. If an account is banned but the user signs up a new account and starts contributing positively and respecting the guidelines, that’s a good outcome. If they just pick up where they left off, that’s what we call a “serial troll” and we’ll ban the new account with fewer or no warnings.
If anything, tech is still one of the better off fields in the university.
Look at history or literature programs for where this is heading. I’d imagine that most literature majors don’t even read at all these days. As recent as 50 years ago, the requirement involved hundreds of pages of reading per week, over a sustained 4 year period.
Honestly, just close down the university at this point, if all it wants to do is print out degree certificates for social signaling in the job market.