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Three posts carry this tag.

February 3, 2026BUDDING — Developing, partially revised.
Meritocracy Is a Fairy Tale
The word meritocracy was coined as satire, and we built an entire economic theology around the joke.
November 10, 2025BUDDING — Developing, partially revised.
The University Is a Credentialing Machine
Higher education stopped being about knowledge long ago. It's a sorting mechanism for employers, and the content is incidental to the credential.
January 10, 2025EVERGREEN — Considered finished and maintained.
The Empirical Case for 'Impractical' Majors
Philosophy majors now have lower unemployment than computer science graduates, and the salary gap reverses by age 40.