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Re:A 28-year-old with no degree becomes a must read on the e... by tayo42 on Friday July 03, 2020 @07:50PM (#23728691)
I think it's to idealistic. How else can you verify someone got educated on a subject while not being educated on it your self.
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Re:A 28-year-old with no degree becomes a must read on the e... by aliante on Friday July 03, 2020 @07:52PM (#23728709)
Education is basically a system for vouching for someone's knowledge. It is too exhausting to individually check people, so we trust an institution instead and let them confer that trust on others.
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