Cancel the American Dream

The Drowning

September 16 2023

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Eric O'Donnell
Sep 17, 2023
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“Return on investment. . . how much money will you get out of doing it [elite education] relative to the amount you have to put in. . . we never talk about the premises that underlie this conversation, as if what makes for a happy life and a good society were simply self-evident and as if in either case the exclusive answer were more money”.
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