Interesting video but I have a few points to add:
Firstly, he talks about participation trophies and kids getting in good schools because of their parents. While that is happening in the US, it is not happening in my country (and other European countries). Why? Because college tuition is free here, the college you go to depends entirely on your skill and knowledge because we pass tough entry tests but then we don't have to rely on our parents to pay for our education. I think the US is very backwards in this respect because a dumbass son of a millionaire has a higher chance at getting into an Ivy League school than a smart poor kid.
Secondly, again education-wise, 40 years ago you could get a job that supported a big family just by graduating high school. Today, the standards are much higher. Also, and this is tied to the corporation part, most companies today keep old employees in high positions because they have "experience". (1/2)
The same employee would barely pass high school today. But the companies prefer those to college educated people. On one hand I get it, experience in the field is important. On the other hand, this results in smart people being governed by... not so smart people. Not to mention that generally, people in high positions tend to be arrogant and rarely accept advice from lower level employees. So companies are stuck in the status quo, run by people who fear change and won't accept ideas from people who are smarter than them out of arrogance. Then they blame the lower level employees for the company's bad sales, not realizing that the consumers want innovation, not status quo, which is what the college educated people could give them, if they weren't stuck under someone who is stubborn towards change and innovation.
Thirdly, I agree on his point on technology, social media are addictive, but they're good for organizing events and talking to friends, so long as you don't abuse them. (2/2)
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Firstly, he talks about participation trophies and kids getting in good schools because of their parents. While that is happening in the US, it is not happening in my country (and other European countries). Why? Because college tuition is free here, the college you go to depends entirely on your skill and knowledge because we pass tough entry tests but then we don't have to rely on our parents to pay for our education. I think the US is very backwards in this respect because a dumbass son of a millionaire has a higher chance at getting into an Ivy League school than a smart poor kid.
Secondly, again education-wise, 40 years ago you could get a job that supported a big family just by graduating high school. Today, the standards are much higher. Also, and this is tied to the corporation part, most companies today keep old employees in high positions because they have "experience". (1/2)
Thirdly, I agree on his point on technology, social media are addictive, but they're good for organizing events and talking to friends, so long as you don't abuse them. (2/2)