Orthodox belief in official circle for many decades is that if we funnel huge amounts of money to teachers unions and university academics (if we “value education”) then the national economy will grow.
It is not true.
Time to find another way. Education is okay. But the Intellectual Class is a non-productive class and we have allowed it to get too big. People with degrees in Gender Studies are not getting ahead? It’s no surprise.
“Time to find another way. Education is okay. But the Intellectual Class is a non-productive class and we have allowed it to get too big. People with degrees in Gender Studies are not getting ahead? It’s no surprise.”
You can see this in action in the workplace, with managers who have no discernible skills other than in coordinating email chains and creating PowerPoints. In terms they would understand, “zero value-add”.