Re: Gripes with Formal Education
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However, since people aren't motivated enough to learn things on their own, grades are used to make sure there's some base level of competency. College is basically just a training ground to make sure you can handle deadlines and learn some basic new material for subjects you might not have known much about before and that you can commit to something.
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I agree completely with this.
I have a friend who dropped out of school (a non poker friend) and he says stuff like "I can learn all the stuff you are learning on the internet." He is obviously pretty set in his ways and isn't going to change his mind, but he doesn't realize there is clear value in getting a degree and competing with others, being motivated by external factors and having to live up to some sort of an objective standard are really important in life.
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