A new semester, a new kind of pitch

The logical absurdity of Thiel’s fellowship is apparent in the non-educational support it provides to its non-pupils such as Friedman: oversight and check-ins (not tests), workshops (not classes) and networking events (not socializing). Not only did Thiel’s first pupil reinvent education, but Thiel himself educated him on how to do it. So much for the explosion of education.

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