Attorney, journalist, and Elon Musk biographer Seth Abramson eviscerated both Elon Musk and his “fanboys” who have attempted to use the billionaire’s IQ as an indication of his intellectual prowess in a series of messages shared on X Thursday evening and into Friday.
A college degree just means you could afford the time and money to stick around until an institution gives it to you.
Unless you are a celebrity, then some glory seeking institution will just give you an “honorary” degree.
College can be an enriching experience, but the degree itself doesn’t prove you actually availed yourself of that enrichment or proved your capabilities.
I would still argue that a degree demonstrates a level of intellectual achievement. It’s not super impressive to have a bs in macro but it is an achievement nonetheless.
I think it means more for a lower class/middle class person, where it really takes dedication and resourcefulness to get through such a program.
For upper class, you can get that degree regardless.
I disagree, it is considerably less impressive when he was born with an emerald spoon in his mouth. It’s hard to do anything other than fail upwards when you’ve never gone without food, shelter, or basic necessities.
Donald Trump, great example of this. He’s got a degree in economics. Do I really need to demonstrate how worthless his degree was? Are you really going to call it an intellectual achievement?
Im not saying it is impressive but unless we redefined “achievement” a degree counts as one.