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by endzone 10y ago
and now you wouldn't have a job. in the uk, the plumbers/electricians are lucky to make £20/hr.
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by endzone 10y ago
i can't think of any reason why basic economic principles wouldn't apply.
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by endzone 10y ago
witness the hysteria about brexit among academics and london based commentators who have no idea about the reality of life in britain
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by endzone 10y ago
a shortage that's not reflected in the wages for skilled jobs (outside of powerful unions)
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by endzone 10y ago
some real abuse of psychological terminology here. most clinically autistic people don't hold down jobs, certainly not professional roles, even if they have a high IQ
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by endzone 11y ago
well we know who was always picked last
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by endzone 11y ago
working conditions in all of those industries are terrible compared to almost all software jobs. and the work in finance and law is tedious. you're dreaming.
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by endzone 11y ago
or instead of this parade of bullshit, they could decide admission on a truly meritocratic basis as is still done in the UK, EU and most countries around the world. you score high enough in the relevant exam and you gain entry. anyway, the
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by endzone 11y ago
what really is the value of studying these subjects at undergraduate level? i don't think i've ever seen a persuasive argument in favour
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by endzone 11y ago
the uk funding arrangement means that no one has to fully support themselves through university, so your point really doesn't apply here.
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by endzone 11y ago
only a select group of employers are really subject blind. for technical jobs you still need a technical degree.
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by endzone 11y ago
indeed. people like to imagine an idealised world of highly able, motivated and disciplined students. why design an education system for a set of students that doesn't really exist?
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by endzone 11y ago
it's not a problem specific to germany, but he makes a legitimate criticism of the classic lecture format. it is an antiquated mode of delivery, an extremely poor use of students' time, and really should not be part of university
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by endzone 11y ago
i would contend it makes very little difference because of the naturally limited fraction of the population with the ability to benefit from post secondary education.
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by endzone 11y ago
quite simply, britain overspends massively on higher education
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by endzone 11y ago
you know not all theoretical models are equilibrium based? guess not if keen is your primary source i can't find any coherent argument in your final paragraph. can you rephrase it in a way that has some meaning?
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by endzone 11y ago
mathematical formalism was introduced precisely to allow the formulation of "cogent arguments". you can't evaluate the evidence without economic theory
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by endzone 11y ago
google the "lucas critique"
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by endzone 11y ago
gosh, i wonder why those traders use those simple, outdated models to make extraordinarily expensive decisions every singly day when they could just read the "black swan"
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by endzone 11y ago
reminder: noah has never published an academic paper in economics and it looks unlikely that he ever will. he is simply not a competent guide to the field. this entire thread is a perfect example of the blind leading the blind: a journalist
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by endzone 11y ago
keen is a complete charlatan and the laughing stock of the economic world. he doesn't even understand the basic economic theory he attempts to criticize
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by endzone 11y ago
comments like this are amazing. you are completely ignorant of the current state of economics yet wonder if economists have bothered to construct dynamic models of the economy. i guess your intermediate macro course didn't get that far
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by endzone 11y ago
that's simply not true. i've worked in BIGOIL (not exxon) and working 7-4 was pretty much the rule.
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by endzone 11y ago
whether the bald look works depends entirely on cranial and facial structure. circleheads are pretty screwed
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by endzone 11y ago
most people do not have the aptitude to benefit from a traditional college education. this is not a controversial statement if you've attended an average, fairly representative high school
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by endzone 11y ago
except you don't learn how to any of those jobs at college. a college education is not even a necessary precondition for success in those roles. i think you've largely missed his point. thiel is surely smart enough to recognise th
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by endzone 11y ago
there is no good reason why there can't be meaningful standardised exams for post secondary education. professional bodies set exams at this level in accounting, engineering etc. it would be a much more efficient model.
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by endzone 11y ago
as he admits, per capita funding has indeed fallen. the problem is an over expansion of higher education. what proportion of the population can really benefit from a full time residential degree course? much less than 50%
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by endzone 11y ago
but obviously university rankings are only weakly related to the quality of undergrad education. US universities are the "best" at research... not hard to understand
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by endzone 12y ago
the sniffy tone of architectural critics is irritating. at least in the post war era we actually built sufficient housing

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