Peter Theil’s attacks on higher education are boring

2018-9-24 19:45

A whole lot of hubbub has been generated by infamous billionaire Peter Theil and his repeated, dull attacks on higher education across the United States. Despite the fact that I keep seeing more and more about Theil in the media, usually when it comes to his ceaseless critiques of American universities, I think too few people are acknowledging one simple fact – Peter Theil and his long-disproven assault on higher ed isn’t just hopelessly wrong, it’s also incredibly boring.

Here’s why I think Peter Theil’s long played-out criticisms of higher education are totally nonsensical, and so boring that they aren’t…

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