Ever met "educated"/ people with degrees that felt they knew it all but they are actually stupid?

@RandomForest Wow. Lol. Ok

@Shell Well. I've heard this narrative before. There is an increasing distrust of experts that's eroding our foundations. Who do you think knows more about how the world works a physics professor or a carpenter? Both have skills, ones world is just much smaller.

@RandomForest Although a physics professor is more likely to seem to know how the world works, and Im assuming you mean the physical world. What makes you think a carpenter cannot have that same knowledge? He might not have a degree in Physics but what if he reads about it and is fascinated by it?
Never judge anyone. And in fact his knowledge in carpentry or construction is just as important and useful as a physics professors knowledge of physics. Some might argue that his skill is more important

@Shell And this is part of the problem. Reading about physics. As a hobby is not the same as studying it formally. Formal education is important. And no, their knowledge isn't equal in importance. The fact that you cannot understand that is troubling.

@RandomForest I agree with you that formal education is important but the fact that you think a person that reads and understands and has taught themselves has to be less knowledgeable than someone formally is taught is very unprogressive thinking. Very shallow indeed. The only thing a formal education does, is prove that you have been trained to think a certain way or learned certain skills. Which is good and credible and important but it does not mean they must be smarter or more valuable than someone else who has the same knowledge or even different skills

@Shell It does though. Because there are many professions, most professions that you cannot do without higher education. And this faux democratization of "anyone can do it" is just false.

@RandomForest You completely misinterpreted and misunderstood

@Shell No. No I didn't. But that's okay. :)

@RandomForest No one is saying formal education is not important. Do you get that now?