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[–] NoApologyTour 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

It’s a shame that they destroyed universities. They’ve basically become a place where idiots go to hang out with some smart people and pay $100k to get a certificate that tells them they’re smart.

Universities need to go back to being merit based institutions having a focus on STEM fields.

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[–] bonghits4jeebus 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I don't know that they ever focused exclusively on STEM. Sure, they debated better books back in the day, but there's always been a great deal of trivial discourse. University was also a place for bookish people who didn't need jobs to hang around and discuss whatever interested them.

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[–] NoApologyTour ago 

It wasn’t exclusive, they’ve had Law and English departments for centuries. But the focus, particularly in regards to research, has been STEM.

Now everything has been branded a science and is studied. Often through a social lens with no real scientific principles at all (ie gender studies).