first, i don't understand these posts which object to the digression. this is a web forum, not the united nations.
second, sakky views the world through his own lens. for him, education is a means to an end, and money is the only end that "really matters in the real world". all those other things that people purport to care about, like enlightenment, intellectual stimulation, understanding the universe more deeply, and leaving behind a lasting contribution
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probably [do] create some internal psychological enjoyment for some people, but probably [aren't] going to be rewarded in terms of a higher salary
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and that's enough for him to dismiss them as things that "don't really matter in the real world."
i think the general response to this is, you can feel free to live in your own little real world where all that is true. it's not a real world that's particularly relevant to most of us. and the fact that you keep repeating that "most people this" and "most people that" isn't fooling anyone, as Laura said. nobody thinks you have privileged epistemic access to other people's values and desires.
by the way, this business you keep bringing in about "what about those people who can't graduate course 6, isn't sloan great for them" is completely irrelevant to the discussion. we took issue with you NOT for saying that there should be a safety net for them (i agree with that), but for saying that the emphasis on intellectual rigor throughout the rest of MIT is a practically meaningless social fad.