Peter Thiel: We're in a Bubble and It's Not the Internet. It's Higher Education.

The Cultural Problems with Academia

Like any good bubble, this belief– while rooted in truth– gets pushed to unhealthy levels. Thiel talks about consumption masquerading as investment during the housing bubble, as people would take out speculative interest-only loans to get a bigger house with a pool and tell themselves they were being frugal and saving…

Mar 8, 2015 1 1

• academia
• privilege