Comments by "Snack Plissken" (@snackplissken8192) on "Why America Is Becoming Increasingly Anticapitalist" video.

I like the idea by Vanderbilt University's Dr. Nathan A. Jacobs. He suggests that accreditation, which schools earn based on the work of individual scholars, should stay with the scholar him or herself instead of going to the college. That would allow scholars to offer their services in innovative and more cost-effective ways than through the ossified university system currently does. If obtaining a degree in some field of study were to become as cheap today (proportionally) as it was in the 50s, it would be much easier for people to gain degrees that are useful well-paying for middle class jobs and new programs could better align the needs of employers with that of job-seekers. I've learned more interesting and useful things about the humanities through YouTube videos, podcasts, and the works of scholars they recommended or featured than I ever did in college. Imagine how much more would be out there if scholars could offer their audience credit for engaging with their work. I think the university system is holding back the democratization of knowledge as much as advancing it today, and changing accreditation may be a key to getting both teachers and students a high educational value for their efforts and money. At the very least, it could seriously reduce the opportunity costs of education.
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