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The Economist

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Is it still worth going to university?

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For decades going to university was a sure step to a nice life, but today graduates are struggling. Are degrees still worth it, and which are the best subjects to study in the age of AI?

No

— @andrew1470

Video supported by @mishcondereya

00:00 - Is it still worth going to university?

Not if you have been illegaly blacklisted and defamed by criminals.

— @StalkersRPredatorsAndThugs

00:20 - Are you more likely to be employed if you’re a graduate?

02:07 - Are people still applying to university?

Universities are more like companies these days. So if people stop applying then the universities will go bankrupt.

— @klaudiagrob

03:05 - How will AI impact jobs?

04:06 - What should you study in the age of AI?

YES

— @Eekielz

05:15 - The importance of work experience

Why today’s graduates are screwed: https://econ.st/4om6toq

The problem is that the current generation of managers and recruiters in power at many professional organisations came of age during the era of Blair/Brown “education education education” technocrats, these are fixated on the number of letters a person has after their name. Consequently you have job requirements that 20 years ago you could have potentially accessed without a degree, that now have statements such as “PhD preferred” etc.

— @EdwardIsUnwell

Is your master’s degree useless?: https://econ.st/43bjYOF

Britain should let university tuition fees rise: https://econ.st/4q6IIBF

While that may be true, I have ten years of research experiences in ecology, geography, fisheries resource management, marine biology, fisheries science, and behavioural ecology, and I’m still trying to find a job while in graduate school.

— @marinebiogeo

Does more education lead to less sex?: https://econ.st/4nOg5aE

Can AI replace junior workers?: https://econ.st/4h73H34

This video’s title is real American pragmatism 😂

— @prestojeong909

How AI is changing the office: https://econ.st/4n40eDR

Will AI make you stupid?: https://econ.st/4omz6B7

It's the boomers my professors are Ceo's and teach as 2nd job and they complain about the elderly of similar ages holding onto there jobs even now and are too scared to retire, and as a Gen Z member I can't blame them by the way the economy has adapted and changed over the years were all just trying to survive while a 1% of the country's population get to thrive due to there hard work or connections but with years of power and monopoly influence they don' allow a paved way for any new gen workers or graduates a shot even in intro roles.

— @nbagaeboi1971

Why AI hasn’t taken your job: https://econ.st/4n6He7M

Listen: We don’t need no (AI) education: https://econ.st/47libZL

AI need education to understand which either they are helping us in our works or life or not. As for education levels are very introspective, whether are ivy league schools or not they ought to provide better facilities and education, worth going to uni? liaison on liable and affordable, not make just only for ranking...humanities are volatiles in vary to meant for normal distribution.

— @eddiepee9787

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its the same goes to colleges but community colleges offers half measures but its still works

— @Brandonhayhew

More User Perspectives

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No. What we need is full extermination of humanity, 3/4 must go, specially those who are wasting time believing and dreaming.

We need a full reset, too many, 3/4 of humanity must go.

Simple.

@blue-euwest
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No

@josephhuang1163
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Learn - 0DTE SPX Advanced Options Strategies for Income Generation <Amzn book>

Agentic AI based strategies!

@jphn82816
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Young people go join in the military

@hannibalkemet9824
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Rather superficial for the Economist, disappointed

@piersvokins8787
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I realised that the knowledge I gained at university was useless. It did nothing to solve real problems at all. Rather, I learned more from what I realized using my real body.

@jammarono
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How will liberals continue to propagandize and lie without uni? How will they radicalize people?

@ddc-j6j
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If u wanna go other countries for work, then degree is required, this is why uni still necessary

@jonjeong1178
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Plumbing. I am becoming a plumber.

Oh wait, I majored in Physics...

@katb96
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No

@robertgrays8790
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No one will go to college only to learn soft skills and "how to learn" ...

@BetterDaysAreComing-w8i
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It still Depends on how many PhDs you have, if one is not Enough get two, or an even Higher Degree.

@calebstevens8491
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Ai will wipe out office jobs = women's jobs.

@Ruth-os4mi
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Micky Mouse degrees for all.

@Ruth-os4mi
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Everyone is a graduate.

@Ruth-os4mi
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Not for men.

@Ruth-os4mi
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University degrees gives women power.

@Ruth-os4mi
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I love learning no matter what. It's an excellent experience to go to university. No regrets.

@Susan-s1z
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4:50

@YuuFK.1410
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If you want a useful brain? Sure.

@alexanderjavier2663
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Can't practise law without a law degree so yeah worth

@CAVCFC
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This video is so funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@favor_raptor2365
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So, If I understood correctly, you need to have an internship on your CV to be more likely to be hired. However, entry-level jobs are decreasing and the requirements for internships are increasingly unmatchable with the competences universities provide to students. Therefore, If they cannot get a first working experience because of these reasons, and there is less demand for entry-level positions, how can they even get into the workforce? It does not make any sense to me. Nonetheless, internship opportunities are scarce, do not convert into full time positions, and there is a fierce competition to get them. Eventually, the harsh truth is that the vast majority of people are unable and uncapable to orient themselves into the modern world. Then, how can they understand what’s important to focus on today if even corporations and governments do not know?

@iron0944
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Bahahaahhaahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa toilet paper has more value 😂😂😂

@Grandmaster_Red
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The most important lesson you should get from your parents if both of them are university graduates that is they should
teach you how to be able to answer this question completely, verbally, on the spot under 10 seconds: "From where does the
industry comes from?".

@MusangKing-b3o
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The vagueness of these conclusions just shows how little we can predict. "Get some soft skills" ... "learn to network" ...

@iaderesel
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É sĂł todo mundo virar Ă­ndio e estĂĄ tudo certo.. Todos peladĂ”es sem obrigaçÔes ou stress.

@amikiamiki.9164
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University used to be just something just for the upper class or for academics just for the sake of being educated

@whiskersredwood
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For me college was the paper to get in, but I never stopped learning and I am very happy to keep working.

@s.k.6616
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"in the age of AI, what sould you study at university?" Why would anyone decide what they're gonna study based on AI? We don't want to be machines. We are not machines. We just want a normal life. Normal job, normal house, normal car, full fridge and belly, peace and happiness. It's really not much. And we can get all these without AI. Cause that's what we did for hundreds of years. If anyone wants to study AI, go study. But that can't be the goal of whole world population. And it shouldn't be. Because we all know it takes our identity away. Humans, a normal kind of animal, can't forget how to live. And we're beginning to forget that - if not forgot. AI is not necessary. It can never be.

@leeyounghee9786
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The attitude of being open for continuous learning is key in adapting to the global world we now live in in order to keep competitive and to survive

@michaelvonfriedrich3924
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Coding & algorhythums & Journalism & IT & global business skills etc robotics engineering etc its really challenging when your future job might not yet even exist.

@miriamjones-p4q
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A degree without drive, and wily street smarts means nothing. My cousins have masters degrees out the ying yang, and are mid managers at best. One is an un employed teacher, and the other books travel for corporations and hates it. Neither have any assets. I love them dearly, but they chose the wrong door!!

@andyesss8054
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or maybe it is time to upgrade our schools and add university level education.

@rehan10920
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I am going to learn carpentery from my father

@BonfaceNgila-q3f
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don`t` go to college but skip right to University guys. I beg u.

@mugishangabojoshua3229
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The video's title sets up a high-stakes inquiry into the ROI of a university education. Yet, by concluding that "ultimately it really doesn't matter which degree you choose to study" and "it's all about soft skills and experience," the creators seem to have abandoned the title's question entirely—if not moved the goalposts.
So, should I go to university after all?
Ah, I see—clearly, this was produced by a director who never bothered getting a degree themselves.
For a student weighing the cost of massive tuition and years of their life, being told "it's your humanity that matters" is a cop-out. It's too vague to be an answer.

@jlnmkt
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You should still go to university regardless of job prospects because university will give you friendships, independence as individuals, exposure to the world outside of your local group and connections which maybe worthwhile after you graduated. Job will eventually come so long as you don’t be choosy

@dxarelto2748
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Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Get a hands-on trade. Lucky I earned one of them, too, because this degree ain't worth th epaper it's written on. Why? Not becuase of the poor quality of pedagogy, it's because the real world don't value it.

@Cowsandotherthingstoo
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In the UK maybe not, due to tuition fees. In other countries, it's likely still worth going.

@nobodyisbest