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He's right about a lot of things.

But, as far as education goes, if everyone got a degree, then what's the point? it would have no value at all. The whole point of awarding degrees is to separate those who have them from those that don't. How are employers supposed to know who to higher, if everyone has a degree?



In that case, we can replace degrees with an IQ test and a personality test and call it a day. Hmmmmmm...


What? The point of a degree is to verify that you have a set of skills.


Almost everyone has a high school diploma, that doesn't make high school useless. I learned things in high school that I used in college and continue to use every day.


Like addition for example, can be useful in many different contexts.




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