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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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To: koan who wrote (50267)1/1/2018 12:24:50 PM
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" trust me I get it, and it is a bad analogy. That analogy is a perfect formula for making the US dumber than it already is. We need to educate more people not less."

No, you don't get it.

When some people stand up, then those behind them can't see so they, in turn, have to stand up until everybody has to stand up. The first ones to stand up are selfishly disregarding the externality, the impact on those at the rear. That's what happens with education signaling. It forces the signalers into ever more prestigious signals and it leaves those in the rear to grasp at signals to catch up. Over time things escalates until you'd have to signal an advanced degree to get a job as a store sales clerk. Who'd probably vote for Trump anyway because he'd still feel disenfranchised and resentful. Do you really think that six years of higher education will enlighten him to the point where he doesn't feel disenfranchised and resentful? Do you really think such an arms race is cost effective for society?
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." --Aristotle
You pulled that quote out of my profile. You seem to like it. Why don't you give what it says a try. Try to entertain the thought of signaling and its impact for a few minutes and demonstrate that you grasp it before reverting to ranting about the glories of education. The form for response is "yes, I see..., but..." rather than knee-jerk disregard.

If everyone is educated, bosses will be picked by individual capabilities as determined by people who hire them.

That's the way it works now. How does educating everyone change either the relative capabilities of applicants or the hiring determinations of bosses?
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