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Re:N.S.A. Tapped into North Korean Networks Before Sony Atta... by sandworm on Monday January 19, 2015 @01:19AM (#8910592)
I used to think that way, that education would inevitably lead people to more egalitarian belief structures. Then I spent a few years at school in the US. I met many very educated people (ie well beyond undergrad) that scared the heck out of me. It is very possible to have an advanced CS degree and still believe in a ridged class system.
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Re:N.S.A. Tapped into North Korean Networks Before Sony Atta... by TeMPOraL on Monday January 19, 2015 @07:30AM (#8911594)
Yeah. I used to believe technical education will give you a particular outlook at the world, will make you a more careful thinker, etc. I don't believe that anymore. Here are some other things that I've seen going along with a CS degree:

- you can have a CS degree and be a total and utter asshole (for some reason I though education makes people more polite)

- you can have a CS degree and be an antivaxxer who sees vaccines as Illuminati's conspiracy (not joking here)

- you can have a CS degree and not have an ounce of rational thinking in you

- you can have a CS degree and not be able to code your way out of a paper bag

I could list some more, but you get the picture.

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