Department of Kids Today… I had dinner with a friend whose son is a freshman studying engineering. Dad has an MD/PhD so you might expect the child to put some value on credentials. “I would drop out if I were offered the right job,” he said. “After all, college is a means to an end. If the end is already available, why spend additional years on the means?”
Companies are already getting rid of old people in favor of young people who are “AI-native”. What if companies figure out that a high school graduate who is proficient with AI tools is just as productive as someone with a bachelor’s degree who is proficient with AI tools?
If I could short a basket of high-tuition private universities, minus the Ivy League, I would!
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> Companies are already getting rid of old people in favor of young people who are “AI-native”.
Edit: Companies are continuing their long-standing tradition of getting rid of old people in favor of young people, to “save money”.
My father was pushed out of his CFO job in 1989 at the age of 50, just short of a performance bonus, for some 35 year old whippersnapper. My dad died 2 years later of cancer. Make the most of life, while you can, was then my motto.