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		daniel_reetz on July 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who cares about the Ivy League? It also strongly selects for people who excel at jumping hoops/working within institutions. We make it all about smarts, but smarts aren't everything in the corporate grind.

hotpotamus on July 5, 2023 [–]

It makes sense that the best teacher-pleasers would go on to be the best executive-pleasers.

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