Everything in this article is wrong. The moment you question any of it, it becomes obvious it’s nonsense. In America at least, elite university’s are private so they don’t cost society. And even in state institutions, the amount that state(s) contribute has been falling rapidly. The USA has a private system run according to the whims of donors. You might think it “should” be a meritocracy as part of a wider fair society. I might even agree. But that’s not what it is. Complaining it’s bad at that when that isn’t what it’s for is... not even wrong.
And that’s before we get to the thrust of the article...
And that’s before we get to the thrust of the article...
Pfft.