[tariqali34]

I don't believe in "education for its own sake", though that may be because I still associate it with the "publish or perish"/mindless research attitude. I still like learning stuff for fun though, and I may eventually come around to supporting "education for its own sake", but I have to first believe it, and I cannot do so now. Practical knowledge is still better than theoretical knowledge.

I still think the solution lies outside "old" academia, though on a different track that can also run parallel to the "vocational" track of apprenticeships/bootcamps. Academics can simply publish their findings online, via comments, blogs, and open-access academic journals...and can also attempt to teach their ideas (also online). Even research grants could be replaced by Pateron and crowdfunding. A system where academics and educators slowly promote their ideas and gain followers/supporters is one that has the potential of being slightly more just than the old system.