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jaykimf
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject: PHDs worthless? |
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"In the worldwide suckers' market, gamblers are the only people who are slower to learn than young adults with master's degrees. Bright graduate students possess a pair of nonmarketable skills: the ability to write term papers and the ability to take academic exams. They are also economic illiterates and incurably naïve...."
The full article is available at http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north427.html
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: PHDs worthless? |
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| jaykimf wrote: |
"In the worldwide suckers' market, gamblers are the only people who are slower to learn than young adults with master's degrees. Bright graduate students possess a pair of nonmarketable skills: the ability to write term papers and the ability to take academic exams. They are also economic illiterates and incurably naïve...."
The full article is available at http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north427.html
Its very interesting. |
This is why a master's and a PhD should be done after getting significant experience, not right after getting a bachelors (for most disciplines atleast). |
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Mills
Joined: 07 Jan 2006
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Worthless?! That's Dr. Worthless to you. |
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cruisemonkey
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Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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