Grad school is a guild running a paid vocational program, not free education
RexDouglass · x · 2026-11-08
Arguing whether grad school is a job or free education, the author says it's a guild: a paid vocational apprenticeship where you learn on the job while producing work output that makes the institution money — same setup as an electrical apprenticeship.
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