My concern is more on how shows like FF and murder podcasts treat major crimes as entertainment, it makes me uncomfortable.

Do you have a source for that claim?

Everything I’m reading is saying the opposite. AI can do what the self taught programmers can do, so the barrier to entry is higher, and degrees are more important in a post AI world.

https://research.com/advice/is-a-software-development-degree-better-than-experience-alone-salary-hiring-career-growth-compared

https://www.burningglassinstitute.org/research/skills-based-hiring-the-long-road-from-pronouncements-to-practice

Hmmm, then I guess my confusion is as follows:

College, like being good at Chess or Go, also shows dedication for years. But one is dedicated to learning applicable skills in certain academic fields, while the other is showing dedication in Chess or Go. AI can be used in both academia and gaming, so the real test would still come down to the interview process. I guess I don’t agree that dedication is the sole thing that is measured in an interview, or that being good at Chess or Go is a better metric of dedication than a college diploma. I think that adding a Chess or Go ranking on your resume could be a good ice breaker, and a good chance to show your dedication outside of academia, but I fail to see how it shows you are more dedicated to studying. And again while games are great for mental health, they don’t teach you anything other than the game itself (maybe some tangential soft skills in cost benefit analysis or risk assessment or something). But even then, those skills wouldn’t show up in a one off chess tournament at an interview. Further, a structured learning of those same skills culminating in a test of those skills with comparable metrics to others who have tested those skills, would give a better idea of how the applicant has mastered those skills, a la, a diploma.

Just because you surround yourself with the uneducated doesn’t mean everyone is. I’m in law school and some of the people here are truly brilliant, and yes they read. We all do, for hours, every single day. AI is there, I’m sure some use it. But the professors know about it as well and have pivoted. Lockdown browsers and handwritten exams are more common, and there are less take home exams than there were a few years ago.

this whole “I never went to college, so it must be useless” trope is annoying. Education is important, and “does it get you a job?” Should not be the benchmark for an education. Frankly we as a society would be way better off if we had a more educated populace. We need people who are critical thinkers, because critical thinking promotes intellectual independence. If you don’t have the skills to challenge authority with clarity, logic, and reasoning, you will be at the mercy of people who WILL tell you what to think. Studying subjects like History or Sociology teaches you how people think and why they might act differently, and allows you to approach problems from a broader understanding of the human condition.

Also a Chess or Go tournament will show recruiters how good an applicant is as Chess or Go. It won’t tell them anything else.

If you have evidence of rape or unsolved major crimes you should report that to the police.

Otherwise, it’s up to you. Personally, I wouldn’t. You would be dead, so you don’t get to feel like you “won”. And chances are your memory will be tarnished far more than the people you accuse, especially if they are still alive to defend themselves.

If you really want to, I’m sure you could find a way to post on Facebook, but taking out a newspaper article or sending private letters post mortem would probably be easier to arrange.

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. It will make you laugh and cry… At the same time. A brilliant anti-war book.

It’s very similar to Vonneguts, Slaughterhouse 5.

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“Don’t talk to someone who is a trained professional to handle these kinds of problems, instead talk directly to the party trying to get you into legal trouble” is the dumbest advice I can imagine.