Good post. To play devil’s advocate for a moment — I basically agree with you, but for the heck of it — perhaps the ability to graduate is actually a relatively honest signal for “ability to finish stuff” which results from either not having any major weaknesses in a big confounded mess of variables and character traits, or having the problem-solving skills, political skills, system/bureaucracy-navigation skills/whatever to be able to mitigate one’s weaknesses if any… just y’know, finishing a 4-year degree with all its attendant tedium and arbitrary requirements, maybe that shows the degree-holder can finish stuff.
Just playing devil’s advocate, mostly agree with you. Good post.
Good post. To play devil’s advocate for a moment — I basically agree with you, but for the heck of it — perhaps the ability to graduate is actually a relatively honest signal for “ability to finish stuff” which results from either not having any major weaknesses in a big confounded mess of variables and character traits, or having the problem-solving skills, political skills, system/bureaucracy-navigation skills/whatever to be able to mitigate one’s weaknesses if any… just y’know, finishing a 4-year degree with all its attendant tedium and arbitrary requirements, maybe that shows the degree-holder can finish stuff.
Just playing devil’s advocate, mostly agree with you. Good post.