To apply for any job, you need experience and need to be able to demonstrate that experience. Actual real experience contributing to a real project that affected real people. Most university degrees will have an aspect of that, so anyone who has completed a degree will have some amount of experience. Usually a very tiny amount for a bachelors but a masters or doctorate have a lot more experience tied into them. So that’s why job applications require a degree. But if you can demonstrate your experience elsewhere, then that experience is more valuable than a degree. And employers won’t give a fuck if you don’t have a degree. What Elon is saying here, is to just go and do whatever you want to and make an impact. You don’t need education to do that, go educate yourself
Degrees get you into most companies because nobody got fired for employing the most qualified applicants. Even when they turn out to be useless they just point to the CV - not my fault boss. Before you know it, everyone there has a degree so it becomes a defacto standard.
Some, but it's more about whether or not you can prove that you can do the work. They often don't require "degrees" per se. I've personally never been asked for a copy of my college degree in my life.
When I started University on the West Coast in 1970 it cost me $90 per quarter and about $10 for books. So under $500 a year. I paid it all myself. I bought a house several years later for $44,500 with a view of the water and mountains on 1 acre of land. Paid $278 month payments. Now they want $20,000 for a year of University and $450,000 for my house. Something happened in between and it was not by accident! They had to employ those well papered people somewhere and needed a lot of money to do it. Government debt loves inflation. Individuals not so much! I had a chance that is not so available today!
What's really funny is at the time everyone (and I mean everyone!) told me it was the stupidest thing to do! They said rent would spiral downwards in the future due to overbuilding!@@rafewheadon1963
People who's primary income that comes from investing is reliant on inflation and prices constantly going up. It's no coincidence those people are in politics influencing policy that benefits their investments.
house inflation: 10x, education: 40x, salary inlation: ? the issue isnt inflation, the issue is when things are not inflated in balance with each other
Only time you should consider a PhD is if you want to go into R&D. Only time you should consider getting a masters is if there is something you specifically want to do that can only be done with a masters. Otherwise, simply having a degree is fine if the field is in demand. Another thing. People get too caught up on "This successful person didn't have a PhD" or "That successful person didn't finish college"....those people are(or were) usually self motivated individuals who went into their programs with an understanding of the subjects in their curriculum and didn't feel there was anything more for them to learn, and left to do something very specific like start a business or pursue a field of research. These aren't stories of people who failed at college and found success elsewhere, so don't try to compare yourself to them just cause you didn't make it through school. Motivation, discipline, and vision are the keys to success
Just pass the exam boards you want to work in and show what you have done in those fields over the last to yrs. The best people have been dabbling in their fields since early teens
It's not about what can only be done with a master's, and a PhD is not only for R&D. One of the most useful PhD's for high tech innovation is a PhD in applied math. Godlike problem solving skills are always useful.
@@safffff1000 I clearly stated Applied Math. Not theoretical. Premises are required for rigorous proofs. Not for volumetric analysis, applied game theory, statistical quality control, differential or matrix math used to solve problems in a production or fabrication environment. Who's going to be better at applying math than an applied mathematician?
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For those that get confused about what "utility delta" is: utility (of your creation) means usefulness/value and is a common term in fields such as economics, game theory and machine learning. Delta can be understood as difference/change. So the utility delta of something you'd want to create simply means the added value of the thing you want to create. Also, using terms like this is not a sign of intelligence or sophistication. It's a sign that you hang out with a particular group of people that commonly use such terms and have incorporated those terms into your own vocabulary because you also find utility in using them. What utility he finds in using them, I leave up to you to decide.
Thank you. This is not part of my everyday vocabulary, snd i was hung up on the shape of the letter *∆* thinking of a three-way connection or effect or something... 🤷
I did a PhD because it was the easiest way to immigrate from the Middle East to Europe. Then, I immigrated to the US and got a job in learning and development. If I were born and raised in a developed country, I would have never thought of going through the hardship of a PhD.
Hey Im currently studying HR and L&D. Can you explain in brief which courses/colleges you went to and what were the job prospects for this field in the european country you went to?
@Mahalakshmi-Khan Hi, I did a PhD. in organizational behavior at the University of Paris Nanterre and then a postdoctoral fellowship in impact assessment of learning programs. In parallel, I gave courses in HR and project management at multiple universities and business schools in France. Afterward, I immigrated to the US and wanted to move to industry. I started by working on my own as a learning programs developer for small clients (the first ones where friends who have startups and for whom I did some projects for free just to gain some experience and fill my CV) + earned some certificatios in HR and instructional design. 2 years later, I applied for positions in learning and development and got a position of a Learning Program Manager at a construction company in the US.
Musk got an electrical engineering degree. He might’ve benefited from a masters, but certainly some people don’t benefit from advanced degrees. But the fundamental physics and chemistry sometimes does need advanced research degrees.
As someone who considered getting a PhD, I agree with that, too many people pursue a PhD as a way to demand a higher salary or consider themselves more intelligent then others, which is not necessarily the case.
Well clearly this is wrong to get a PhD you need to first pass your GCSEs then go to your a levels and get 7 to 8 then go to uni which is difficult in its own right then have to pass through 11 years of that there is no way PhDs don't require super high IQ and natural ability your comment holds so much delusion it's like those who think any 1 can become rich with effort no they can't genetics places a massive barrier this is like those who use this mentality to screw over disabled people even knowing genetic bio bank data exists with high causation between poverty and iq they still jump back to disabled people and tell those people it's there fault and there not trying hard enough well maybe humans are the sacred cows if your a creationist but if you accept darwin which i assume you do you would realize most of our actions is done by our neural wiring and our genetics
If you do a PhD for those reasons you’re likely not to finish. It’s requires high level of self motivation to complete which you can do only if you’re motivated.
He’s saying getting a PhD in some cases is not the correct trajectory for someone with a great idea. If you have a phenomenal business idea, going into business school for 4 years would not be the best or quickest route to creating your business.
Misleading title. People spin Musk up too often to be a “college is useless” advocate. The idea he expresses here is reality, however. Continued education such as masters and PhDs are *sometimes* useful. But they aren’t useless or a waste of time for every career field. In heavily expertise fields it can be very helpful. Take his own company for example, engineers working on Tesla products greatly benefit from continued college education. That isn’t to say it’s impossible to gain an education without experience in the field in lieu of it, but gaining experience in *parallel* with an education can expedite peoples progress.
Yeah I don’t think saying whether or not school is useful in a RU-vid Short’s the best way to go. If it was an hour long debate then it’d be interesting.
Well of course. Nobody thinks a PhD is useless in all fields. What most people go to school for is useless even if they get a PhD. Yeah if you’re going to be a doctor obviously it’s very useful. No one would ever say being a doctor and getting educated to be a doctor is bad. Except like 16 people on earth and they are morons. You can be very against higher education in every way and then still acknowledge but if you want to go to school for a handful of certain fields it’s a great idea if you stick to it and do it intelligently
Engineering is applied science so it makes sense for a degree. For most other things degree is a waste of time that slows down education. Learning directly from the experts is the best form of education better than any degree or PhD in the world.
Degrees aren’t necessary but they are very helpful at showing time management, dedication, goal driven people who can problem solve and complete tasks. That’s what company’s want
@@quantumpolariton122 you do realize there are other degrees besides MDs, right? Obviously I’m not saying doctors but you’re wanting to feel smart and decided to argue against a point I clearly didn’t make. Trying to take arguing out of the shower eh?
@@flyberd7848 well then you should have not generalised. And phds not just degrees are necessary to work to some companies, like many chemical company in Germany and say research department at intel, so your wrong there too.
@@quantumpolariton122 what about degrees in horticulture, botany, zoology, software design, web design, coding, geology… these are examples, that you will find people in the real world don’t always have degrees for and they have experience. Even in chemical/lab research some people may not have degrees, I’ve worked in labs where my lab manager didn’t have a bachelors (she was an idiot). I did say degrees were helpful dumb dumb. I didn’t say you didn’t need one, but degrees were helpful because it is possible to have experience that replaces the need for one. In the real world you will find even the EPA desires degrees but will also look at experience. Experience is really helpful but degrees are easier to showcase knowledge and abilities. Reading comprehension must be hard.
@@flyberd7848 answer me one question, dumb dumb. How do you get experience in a company if you don’t even have a degree to show them? and your mixing many different professions together. You can learn web design but certainly not zoology. Do you realise that researcher in zoology at a university, not only has a degree but a PhD, then several years post doc experience, then several years as a research fellow , and then only can you get a permanent position at the university? If you wanna talk out of your back side at least turn around so I can hear you properly
It’s a pretty sensible answer, no shade intended. PhDs are time consuming and often expensive, focusing on a narrow rail of knowledge. Most likely your overall impact will be minimal. But you get to study what interests you, and if you’re lucky, gain useful skills
True. Yes. I did what interested me. It was a conundrum I was bent on solving, creating a path to, and did. It was the big exercise that beckoned and PhD, the discipline. Money not it
For commenters reading this, in the U.S. PhD programs pay you a stipend. It's just a job. The only potentially "expensive" part is that you are missing out on income, I suppose. Also, in the U.S., programs prefer you not to have an MA.
Like already mentioned, you get paid for a PhD not the other way around. The amount of problem you encounter during your PhD makes you a good problem solver, a good communicator, and to be able to think critically, all useful transferrable skils
Tbh i have met lots of Phd students and i can say they are not most of the wise people ive met in life .They cant even win an argument ,prove their point or even like Evolve in the society or cope with a group of People.
@@karimyassine5932, the more I work on my Ph.D., the more I second-guess myself. I'm definitely not going to convince you of anything if I can't even convince myself. On the other hand, I can prove pretty conclusively that if you haven't studied at all what I've been working on for years, you definitely don't have a clue about it.
If you can findsomone that you think is capable of it but doesn't have one. It's better to hire them and train them to do they job instead of them focusing years trying to generalise a subject?
Would you recommend electrical engineering over electrical maintenance. I’m currently in trade school and not sure if the 4 more years of school is worth it.
answer is yes and no, degrees don't mean you can get rich, BUT i wouldn't trust a person to design a skyscrapper or a surgeon to operate on me and tell me a degree its just a piece of paper
… which at the end of the day it is, a piece of paper. And many only learn what they’re fed by their teachers. Been alive during the past 3-4 years, should give you an idea of what i am talking about. Many only follow orders.
@@Me_Cavemanintelligence brings about innovation. an old and experienced individual would do something which has already been done, just efficiently. its the degrees which bring about a new line of thinking and different approaches to a problem. both have their good sides
I got cert 1, 2, 3, 4, a diploma, then masters in IT, got nowhere with it but cleaning out keyboards. Went for a internship with a indie animation studio which cost nothing and am now a professional cartoonist and animator wokring for Fountain's Pen Productions in L.A
@@rizkyekaputra9960 cancer cure would be for a vast number of people. Cancer causes 1 in every 6 deaths. You’re talking about something that kills tens of millions of people every year
Its like the joke about physicts. If they didnt get a phd to teach theory, they are fairly useless. I have a friend with a Maaters in math and for him to get a job is hard. Most of the time he gets jobs in computer science writing software.
@@kaijen2688 a Phd in mathematics is very overkill for someone who wants to code php/c/whatever, a MSc in mathematics already means he performs at the top level of coders.
@@JacobBogersyou do know there is an entire career called scientific programming right? Web dev jobs are stupid. A PhD in applied mathematics is just the entry point to the gigantic career of a scientific programmer, and newsflash, it is MUCH harder than web dev.
He just is not good an explaining things. People should persue their passion but be realistic about their earnings Elon should stop getting high and getting on Twitter or running toward a microphone.
He said mostly not probably tf laced meth you smoking that you need a phd to understand what he said next. He literally chuckled and gave a slight laugh while saying some yes but mostly not. Me personally I need help with wtf he said next after that starting at utility delta.
@@artugert He seems like an attention whore to me. The topics seem to be ego based rather than to further the interests of one of his businesses. I was routing for his car company to do well, but shortly he will not even be the top ev seller.
@@zak61221which due to the finite lifespan of humans affected is still awesome, as it essentially makes the limited time spent alive better. Plus it only goes to zero if left untouched - if constantly maintained or even improved it itself goes to infinity.
I think the main message is in the line" Create" something that makes a difference" ... If a phd is directly a part of if that then it does matter if not probably not You can be a highly trained musician and never write a song you will be employed by those who write the songs many of those cannot even read music.....
The thing about PhD, you think it’s all the great stuff but when you ask someone who is in the process for 4-5 years most of them will tell you it’s a waste of time and effort. But the cold hard truth is, you have to waste these efforts in order to know what is important and how to do things. There’s no easy way around it, both for Elon and a normal PhD student.
@@sexykjetil yea but he is selling his image here. Its about promoting his brand, the "too cool for school" kid. And as you said, as if he hires people without a phd.
@@mrspams3489 The dangerous thing is that young people are easily led by this people, not only Elon but so many others who gives so called advice for success. Hopefully most have a strong father figure in the home, that can guide the kids the best way.
The thing is PhD is useless, if you didn't learn anything while in the process. It's the same with education, you can memories and get a good mark. That's awesome, but then you learn almost nothing and regret later. I feel that, education system is broken phrase is not fully right. I do agree that the way we compress so much in very short amount that, students have no way but memorise. But I feel like this exams and PhD and university, isn't just to study and have a degree or certificate. But it's more into, the process you make up to get that degree, because the process is what makes your degree worth. Not that final exam nor the degree itself. Just giving my opinion here, you can contribute how ever you want!
@@allsides5626 you said it all, maybe you won't need to know the answer...But you will need the tools you picked up on the way, because you will encounter new problems to solve!
Just because Elon quit his doctorate doesn’t mean he should encourage that. Doctorate holders develop specialized expertise which is difficult to learn in another setting.
Do you believe getting doctorate from universities makes you a good doctor, NO a doctorate of FOOLISHNESS, AND MADNESS, study how people with more education ruin the environment the mind the future and everything they touch, This is not development, this is Time wastage and downgrade of mind Waste of time Ignorance in its highest form, education is causing Reverse Evolution. I dont believe in Evolution but I believe in Reverse Evolution. When I see universities ruin life ,play with human beings
Well, I have been blessed with this life just once, I have only one life...I don't care whether other people consider my work "useful". Like people, don't ask yourself "how to be useful", just do what makes you happy (yeah I am not practical but who cares)
That's absolutely not true. If you can show certain qualities or level of thinking and problem solving, you can get the job. He doesn't hire on the basis of some paper that you may or may not have obtained on your own. He hires based on skills and thinking that you demonstrate in the hiring process. If you're a programmer, you have to be able to demonstrate you understand programming verbally, situationally, and through a demonstration of your ability through a test or series of questions. If you're a forklift driver.... not nearly as complicated. I am actually going through the hiring process now.
yep - its at that point that lectures have less success because your mind goes on autopilot to go in the direction to learn what it needs - it begins to feed itself
Most don’t understand the term Delta. One def means Change. Delta force means they can change things rapidly on the move according to the needs of the mission. Change-Force.
Years ago I came up with an idea 💡 of how to integrate suspension into a bicycle wheel. It sounds like a great idea 💡 to start with but when you actually build one you realize even if it magically worked perfectly it’s NOT a good idea and you then realize how good swing arm suspension is, which you can not understand until going through this exercise. Then years later some kid built exactly what I had thought of and he went to the trouble to finish it, patent it, and try to market it. NO ONE WOULD BUY IT, because it is TO HEAVY! And he got a lot of good press on it. I realized trying out my prototype, it would add too much weight, too much apparatus to the whole bike, and the total amount of suspension too small so not really not attractive as a product at all. One day a version of wheel integrated suspension may become the standard, but that will only happen when a material much stronger than current metals and just as machinable and weldable is used in building bikes.
@@_bug_y.t its not "ordinary people".. its the people who made musk billionare in the first place.. its them who actually did the big brain work of inventing these technologies.. musk is just a businessman, not an inventor
@@aabc that's bullshit. 🤣They are just labours who are taking orders and working on his vision and plans.By your logic ,every business owner and entrepreneurs are stupid and the employees are the smart people.A company with 1000 employees and no leader will go nowhere.If he could,he could do it all alone but to do a scalable business you need workers who you give commands to and you give back benefits for their time and skills.Your comment is so stupid 🤣
Summarized : to become the most useful is to find a way to impact a vast amount of people, create something of that sort that makes a difference. It's not about phds but how far you can think and create.
@@martingarreis You summed up what he said in a perfect way! Hats off! People don't seem to consider who is telling the message, and in this case, it is very important.
My coworker in the roofing union studied at Stanford university and got doctoral degree after many years. He still can’t find work because he doesn’t have work experience. He’s currently full of debt. Now he’s working as an apprentice making what I made 4 years ago. I make $30 an hour more than him and debt free! He will eventually make as much as me but college isn’t always the solution to make good money. And have the weekends off unless you want overtime! 💰
That’s sounds weird, what did he get his PhD in? These days a STEM PhD from a tier 1 school is an immediate 150-250k starting salary and it only goes up from there
@@diverman1023 The comment is probably not true. If by any chance it were, it must have been a very niche degree, or the person didn't take advantage of any of the university infrastructures and has a bad resume.
I mean thats all very well. But a PhD is designed for someone who wishes to do scientific research (academia), not for someone who wishes to go into industry. Hence why the misalignment between the skills set require, but this is it always the case as someone said above if you are a STEM PhD. Just so you know this.
An absolute genius in our time. 160 IQ or more. When someone asks you a question , you probably have 1-2 answers. This man probably has 50-100+. It must be tough to have that mind but also some may argue a blessing.
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It's as dumb as saying "do you think people who want to be useful become a firefighter as the best way to achieve it ?" There is no single path to be useful, it would be counterproductive if everyone had a PhD or worked as a firefighter. But it doesn't mean he thinks that's useless...just saying because some people didn't get Elon's speech.
Few Engineers get PHDs or even Master's Degrees. They do get many further certifications and PE licenses etc because they are practical and useful. Its not all research. Engineers are the ones who attempt to make PhD's theories actually work in real life.
engineers make lots of things work...on paper, lol. so many engineered stuff that is on a set of drawings often gets "modified" in the field so it will actually work. and engineers continue to make the same mistakes because they refuse to leave their chair
Thats why they make "as built" drawings. But any significant changes will only go thru engr or they blow their errors and omissions insurance. Someone with a degree has to sign off on the drawings@@feelingtardy
Good answer to a strange question. Here's my take. I wanted to teach at a college level in the U.S. To do that where I want to, I need a PhD. Simple as that. The only question you need to ask is whether you NEED it. Also, two things people dont often know about PhD programs in the U.S. A) they pay you to go--it's a job. B) In most programs I know of, it is preferred you do not have an MA degree first.
I always get asked why I did not pursue a PhD (as I have a research master and publications). The honest answer is that I don't see that for the type of impact I want to have, I need to write for a niche of 50 experts in my own room. Somebody else might thrive on that, but I like to work for shorter goals, more gratification, more visible outcome.
And what did you research? I can’t imagine anyone ever saying that about true chemistry physics and biology research. It’s either private research or academic, and good luck getting a private research gig without a PhD haha.
@@TheHermitProcess I worked for a think tank on a project basis, and I work in academia, it's not unthinkable at all to co-auther a research publication in my position to the network I have in my role. But it's not my primary goal either.
I'm now thinking whether I should pursue PhD in Molecular Biology or not... I have Master in Cell Research and I was always thinking that I want to do PhD... but I cannot see the final goal. I'm not planning to become a Professor neither I want to, but I just don't know what to do.... I also don't want to do routine work at some Biotech company.... especially since the salaries there are not that great, not like in the HighTech. Is anyone there in the same situation as me? Or perhaps was? Any ideas? help?
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The average person who just finished high-school at 18 is going to be in the labour force till ~55. I'd rather spend 4 years enhancing my overall level of education and then proceed with working the next 32 years than I would just working for 37 years. People are in such a rush. There is too much life ahead to try and have everything you want instantly.
@@16m49x3 why? Having children is not a rush. I think definitely every healthy couple should at least 1 child that's trve, but what is in a rush is intellect, money, sexuality, love, sports, health, nature ye know...
It's not about the fancy title(that I won't lie is not very fancy anymore)........ It's about who you are and who you want to be(the best version of yourself)... And how hard are you working to become said person... Not because you wanna flex... But because it fulfills you.
PhD students are the people who push the general human knowledge further and are the ones that are contributing to science. Those people are the reason why we have the things that we have discovered up until these days.
In a few fields, yes - but mostly no. For the most part academia trails behind the innovators and just catalogs what the innovators have already accomplished.
the utility delta is the change that a person’s use creates, whether certain educational or training steps are required or necessary for their position, and the net value of their progress in that sector. not an equation, more of an abstract idea
One important lesson: What works for someone else, may not work for you as well. If someone got rich without college, bravo for him. But that may not work for yourself.
*Legitimate Education/proof of real merit:* .Military Experience .Trade Certification .College degree in Engineering or Computer Science *Illegitimate Education/does not suggest one has any real merit:* .College degree in anything outside of engineering and computer science
To those u got confuse what he ment is that Delta Utility Model (DUM) is a multi-attribute decision model which is used to help designer making decisions when trade-offs exist in design tasks. The utility theory is applied to quantify preferences in the model. Delta is devoted to innovation and systematically developing new products and technologies, particularly those that are high-efficiency and energy-saving. Aiming to reduce global warming and ensure mankind's sustainable future with better value and performance, Delta is continuously enhancing our engineering capabilities and is committed to developing innovative technologies and solutions for a better tomorrow.
I find the way Elon’s brain works to be absolutely fascinating. I was never a numbers person, but I like how calculated he is with his analysis. It’s almost like anything in life could be a mathematical formula.
The way Elon's brain works is it thinks complicated things can be simplified to simple formulas, resulting in him vastly over promising and under delivering. Most of his ideas are a load of shit. He said the Hyperloop was as simple as an air hockey table inside a tube. Not true, and like most of his dumb ideas is in the process of failing.
Very true. As a matter of fact, just about anything you can comprehend in totality, can be written down mathematically. A contradictory example of this is, infinity. This is often where either our minds can not comprehend, or our math is incomplete. Have fun with that rabbit hole!
@@BigReptileCrew most people barely got through highschool and are easily impressed by basic iamverysmart shit it's honestly both amazing and sadining how stupid d and gullible people are
As an all-in Tesla investor I think there is a very interesting EV company that is now ramping manufacturing. It offers a car, truck and van that like the new cybertruck has drive-by-wire technology! Amazingly you can buy the stock for only 24 cents a share! Imagine buying Tesla when it launched! Don’t miss out!They’re just now ramping up production! The stock is GOEV! I just put a $1000 stock order with betting $. I know it’s a long-shot, but the recent pivot to sell B2B to fleet buyers such as Amazon as delivery vans give it a unique niche Tesla hasn’t addressed yet
If in school, Masters at the most. Companies don't like hiring PHd's. They have to pay them more and they basically have the same knowledge as someone with a Masters. That was advice from a Chemistry Professor at UCSB. Great advice by Elon as well.
In Germany, most chemical companies actually won’t even hire you UNTIL you get your Phd and if they do then most promotion paths still require you to have/get a phd if you work in the chemical field
Thats not true, on average a person with a master know less than one with a phd. The problem of the phd holder is that he is very specialized professional and that is not always good
As everyone else already, said, that's just entirely wrong. If you know someone with a PhD that doesn't know more than someone with a master's, then their PhD is garbage from a useless institution.
I agree and I have a PhD. The subject of my studies I do not use often but the elements of critical analysis and evaluation strategies I learnt whilst working towards my PhD I use extensively
if nobody pursues PhD's anymore in science and technology, who will conduct the research that advances our understanding of science and who will teach the next generation of scientists and engineers?
8 out of 10 (in Nigeria, with Nigerians anywhere they may be, 9.999 out of 10.000) go for a PhD to get a title. To hell with any research or the betterment of mankind. That's why only very few of them turn out to have any value to society. It's all about ego and better life prospects. Same with the other degree levels. It's all a waste of time and money for the overwhelming number of people. And they're progressively getting dumber and dumber every decade
People with PhD’s in my opinion are the people that usually are the worst at training and teaching others. A PhD isn’t required for advancement in technology. Elon just said they are useful but for most people a PhD is not, and he’s right.
In the past the vast majority of people who started companies did not have a college degree / education. But...they had a vision, drive, skill and determination. Later they hired degreed people to help improve their product/s and production process. They basically utilized other people's skills to advance their business/ company.
People forget that degrees are needed, particularly PhDs because it’s technological progress that made the West wealthy in the first place and continues to help it in exploiting resources from poorer countries. It’s easy for a billionaire to say anything about stuff they don’t understand but a whole system is made of many types of skilled people and just because they don’t make a lot of noise doesn’t mean that they aren’t contributing to progress.
Elon grew up with a dad who was an engineer and owned his own plane. That is were Elon began his education. How Elon doesn't see that as a privilege and a big contribution to his success is beyond me.
@ichigo5779 how is that beyond you? He’s never had to scrape by or had his power shut off in the middle of the winter with no heat, never been evicted for not paying rent, etc….so it’s only natural to assume he has no clue what it’s like in those situations. Same with Trump who I love! Trump wouldn’t have the slightest idea of what low income people really struggle with on a daily basis. I voted for him, not because he knows how the little man feels, but instead because he was true and has a passion and love for God and country!
Bachelors degree is like “Journeyman” knowledge in a subject. Masters degree is what it sounds like: Mastery of that subject. A Doctorate is NOT an advanced Masters degree. It signifies that you can do research in that field and add some specific knowledge to the field. If the job requires application of existing knowledge, of course you don’t need a PhD. If the job requires original research (developing new drugs, developing new materials, etc)… PhD is absolutely essential. He should know that and should’ve explained it.
Unironically this is the smartest thing I've heard him say. And no, that's not me calling him dumb or anything. It is the most impressive thing I've heard him say.
Best class I had in high-school was a manufacturing class developed by local manufacturing engineers from our area. It was absolutely awesome and was destroyed by a school administration that hated that the teacher took charge in developing the curriculum. $200k in equipment thrown away because of egos. The teacher was laid off and he was awesome
I hope when Elon stabalizes all the projects he's currently working on maybe he could make a higher education certificate program like he's done for his kids schools (he has a special school for his kids that's unorthodox and just focuses on what they're good at instead of memorizational nonsense)
You hmm I don't trust all these PhD in education to know what they are doing when they pump out the most educated people on the planet I'll just believe this shillster to y stark wanabee because I'm a highschool dropout but still project myself as elon. This is legit your brain right now.
@@CeleryMan666 that's not what I said at all, nice strawman though.. college is prohibitively expensive, certificate programs like for example Googles career certificate program is alot more efficient and reasonably priced way to train workers in some fields without putting our youth in crippling debt at 25. cope harder though.
I think that if someone is interested and actually interested not convinced into studying science or working in a field like that he absolutely should get all that but if you really don’t care what is the point of doing that hard work till you die
What’s most important is to find one’s purpose and ultimate goals in life and pursue it with passion and courage regardless of having a higher or highest academic achievement or less. Some professional students remain students because or while waiting to find their purpose and goal in life
If you get a PhD in engineering but do research in non-applied theoretical areas, you are of little use to the industry. If your PhD is in an applied field, your peers with a bachelors are technicians relative to what you can do or create
That’s exactly what I worked to do for my topic. Found a customer with a strategic need/problem in a field that I’m interested in. They agreed to fund me, and my institution couldn’t resist.