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This is a 'dangerous' idea because education is a big equalizer and a huge boon to the meritocracy we all want. I've downloaded a lot of texts just for my own interests.

One other aspect is that I think we'll be seeing a change in education, where some people will be using the net to take classes their whole lives. There's so much I want to learn, but I'm not interested in another degree. I just want to know more.

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That's brings up an interesting question. I have no doubt that the concept of universities as gatekeepers needs to go & that the time is ripe. Actually, they can stay on as gatekeepers but in the same way that American fraternities & such do, without pretending it's about education standards.

The question is if this should be achieved via some sort of widely available, low cost way of providing a widely recognised degree-like thing or by removing the need for a degree-like thing in altogether & replacing them with specific certification (like CPA) whenever it is necessary (a small fraction of those jobs employing mostly university graduates).

But either way we need accessible education.