@rpn
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@rpn An entire generation is currently studying for jobs that won’t exist. And in many cases, going into non-dischargeable six-figure debt to do so. Now, I’m not in the camp that thinks college is a scam. The social experience, the lifelong friends and network is underrated. But today I think these learning institutions can do more harm than good. Because the world is moving too damn fast. Higher education should no longer prepare kids for stability. It should prepare them for volatility. The only constant in life is change. We should prepare kids to expect, embrace and adapt to change. You have to be willing to unlearn, relearn, adapt, pivot and stay forever curious. Because the skills that were in demand yesterday, may not be in demand tomorrow. And no one is entitled to anything in a free market. Look, when I graduated college, Instagram hadn’t even been invented. The iPhone was only a few years old. The old world looked completely different. I grew up outside of DC and we were all expected to follow the typical path: get good grades (whoops), go to a good university, graduate, get a job at the big 4, climb up the corporate ladder, and live a copy/paste ordinary life. It was nearly impossible for formal education to prepare us for the modern world. Because we had no idea what that would look like. Just like we don’t know today. In the age of AI, I’ll prioritize critical thinking, emotional intelligence, curiosity and adaptability with my kids. And learning HOW to learn. Because the future is impossible to predict., and the world will look unfathomably different in 20 years.
