I don't think it's fair to compare her analysis with someone on HN who says it's becoming Reddit. The author is a Rhodes scholar herself, and she's been serving on the selection committee for 20 yrs. She's seeing a trend firsthand. Since you disagree, what evidence would you consider worthy of testing her claim?
Clever answers to broad questions? I don't think either adjective you're using is accurate. She asked thoughtful questions directly related to each student's area of study, and she found that the students hadn't spent much time thinking about the reasons for their own actions.
Clever answers to broad questions? I don't think either adjective you're using is accurate. She asked thoughtful questions directly related to each student's area of study, and she found that the students hadn't spent much time thinking about the reasons for their own actions.