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Harvard is not fungible.
by davidmathers 15y ago
Harvard is not fungible.
- javert 15y agoRight, but top-quality education is fungible. Not everybody needs to go to an Ivy League, just like not everybody needs to own a 75-ft yacht. I'm OK with that.
- chc 15y agoIf the quality we're interested in is "being Harvard," then no, Harvard is not fungible. But if the quality is "providing a college education," the Harvard is extremely fungible in many cases.
- ap22213 15y agoPeople don't seek Harvard for the education only. They seek it or lots of things: access to wealth, access to knowledge and network, increased status, increased reputation. Otherwise why would there be exceptional demand (and price) for harvard?