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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
i've seen many very stupid very unqualified people get ahead simply because they have that piece of paper.
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If they don't perform, they get fired. So, there isn't much weight to this.
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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
it does not mean a person is any smarter than someone who doesn't have it.
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A large sample of randomly chosen college educated people will, on average, be more successful and "smarter" than a large sample of randomly chosen people without a college education.
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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
have you seen the people in college? most aren't too bright and are just following the path they think they have to take in life.
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Yep, I have. I'm sure "most" (as in a majority, right?) are pursuing a degree so they can pursue a specific career they are interested in.
From my experience, the people that call college grads "stupid" or "just following the path they think they have to take in life" have an inferiority complex. And it's just silly. If you did well without a college education, good for you. It doesn't change the fact that on average, a college grad will be more successful than his uneducated counterpart. Simply look at income data based on education.