Companies used to use aptitude tests to screen applicants. That was ruled discriminatory and banned. So companies switched to using a degree as some sort of evidence of competence and persistence. Sort of unreliable evidence but (maybe) better than nothing.
“That was ruled discriminatory and banned.
Of course it was,that’s why this country’s education system is so inferior compared to other countries.
They just keep lowering the bar.
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I agree. See my post #40, we observed the same change driven by civil rights prosecution of businesses. Goldwater and Reagan opposed the Civil Rights Act, maybe foreseeing its abuse in exactly this fashion.