> University (really all education beyond teaching people to speak) will be pointless because there’s no work to do and because growing your human capital doesn’t change your life outcomes

I feel sad for people that think education's purpose is completely utilitarian and there's no consideration for "enjoy learning".

Says a lot about how schools perverts what does it mean to "learn"

I enjoy learning more than most, but without anything to apply that learning to, it would be just a form of solitaire.

I enjoy learning. But I want to apply what I learned to something meaningful.

Absolutely! This whole blog post is horrible.

The guy needs to get outside, touch grass, and go talk to some kids studying the classics.

More like humanity still has plenty of problems worth solving, and most people aren't so high on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as to ignore them.

If someone handed me 50 million dollars today I'd probably "enjoy learning" a lot more, like when I was a child and all my material needs were met so spending time learning obscure facts about dinosaurs didn't have a marginal cost.