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		erikpukinskis on Sept 23, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poverty and social background remain huge barriers... Academia's primary product is credentialing, not knowledge. If knowledge were the product they would bill for knowledge, but they don't, they bill for credentials.

fu9ar on Sept 27, 2016 [–]

Your attitude is the source of every problem with contemporary academia.

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