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Amy Letter's avatar

And no group is more battered by that increasing volatility than college students. The myth of the meritocracy is so thick on college campuses you could lose a boot in it -- it’s hard to just say, "you can be the best and still lose," and expect people to just shrug and not mind their lifetime of effort chasing shadow promises.

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Jay Peethambaran's avatar

There is even more uncertainty in the Corporatopia. The inhabitants are compared to those of the magnificent seven or worse VC-funded startups and the certainty of even half a decade ago is kaput. Anyway on grade inflation, some of us have democratised it too :) https://www.onmanorama.com/career-and-campus/top-news/2023/12/05/shanavas-education-director-a-plus-sslc-evaluation.html

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