• Vespair@lemm.ee
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    19 days ago

    Yes, and presumably anyone in the position we’re talking about is somebody who would have devoted a decade to their education in the field. Do you think I’m talking about “I do my own research” types? No, I’m talking about real actual auto-didacts.

    Definitionally we aren’t talking about “your average person who has a GED,” Jesus fucking Christ.

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        19 days ago

        you:

        True but you need to know more than someone who only has a GED is going to know about macroeconomics and diplomacy.

        me:

        A degree doesn’t prove a person actually applied themselves and absorbed the information, and auto-didacts can absolutely study macroecon and diplomacy.

        The topic started about Swift, but your claim was bigger than her. Thus my response was to your larger claim, not about Swift.