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Economics professor in London: ‘They aren’t here to learn, they’re here to pass’ | Joris Luyendijk | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk.

One of the investment banking capitals in the world.

There are many flaws in our education system. The idolization of the investment banking industry is one of them. It’s an absolute crime that our smartest and brightest are motivated by careers in banking and finance where their primary job description is to push imaginary money around on computer screens 60 hours a week and hope to end up with more unseen money at weeks end than when the week started. These are brilliant minds that would do great in pushing the boundaries of science through research or could contribute greatly towards policy creation though quantitative analysis. As a result, the boundaries pushed by our species have been artificially handicapped by a society that rewards the increase of a concept which is meaningless in and of itself. But this is changing, and I can’t wait for what I see as the next wave of opportunity for the youth in America and other developed countries.

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