> It would have been perfectly reasonable for PG to launch his attacks on overscheduling rather than school.
I agree, it would have been. But I wouldn't let schools off the hook, because they are the other edge of the feedback loop: in big part, extracurriculars exist as a way to game admission system. Together, they form a system that tries to consume all the free time a kid has.
> He talked about "work they do as adults" and "more predictive value" and "When I was picking startups for Y Combinator".
At least in his writing, pg does play with the idea that work is valuable beyond the money it earns you, so I interpreted this essay in that light.
I agree, it would have been. But I wouldn't let schools off the hook, because they are the other edge of the feedback loop: in big part, extracurriculars exist as a way to game admission system. Together, they form a system that tries to consume all the free time a kid has.
> He talked about "work they do as adults" and "more predictive value" and "When I was picking startups for Y Combinator".
At least in his writing, pg does play with the idea that work is valuable beyond the money it earns you, so I interpreted this essay in that light.