https://twitter.com/citizenfreepres/status/1720080639163335145
I'm re-posting this. It was posted a couple of days ago here by Starsbottomleft. I am re-posting, hoping that a better title will get better visibility and more discussion. I personally see this as an end to the need for community colleges, and a significant blow to 4-year universities. Basically large universities only up-sell would be Master's level degrees. It seems that this would make a zero barrier to entry for educational tracks, and would crush the financial machine that pushes debt on younger generations. I think there are lots of questions to ask here, but I find this very hopeful.
Free is one of those common misconceptions. You always get out of any endeavor what you have put into it. This will remove the barrier of money for those that have a desire to get a good education without strapping the monkey on your back of a lifetime of debt. There are students that go to college that have a desire for understanding and knowledge, the rest go for many reasons; few of those reasons are any good. There are quite a few people that have the capability to educate themselves with desire and dedication, unfortunately it requires time and substantial energy. Focused courses provide a gateway to the basics of any subject and provide the framework to continue self education. The courses themselves are basic introduction to the topic and do not provide mastery. Information has been free since the proliferation of the internet. Some have used it to gain an education that is unparalleled at any university. Simply think of the breath and span of information we have all learned here. This forum has been pretty much a university of a huge array of topics and have spawned individual research and discovery that is staggering. The most important aspect is to dig and do your own research to follow where the information leads you, but to use your own logic and reason to find what it means. When this is all done, we are going to need diplomas or something from Q University 😁
I agree with everything you've stated. The pursuit of Truth is a personal endeavor regardless what any accrediting body has to say. That "monkey on your back of a lifetime of debt" can quickly derail the pursuit of self-improvement, family focus, and community growth when your focus is overwhelmed by financial survival.
It'd be cool to have a Q-coin or something to pass on to younger generations, to tell the story of the digital/mind wars that were fought: The battle of the frogs vs the singularity.