[andrewflnr]

>Of course, the other reason one should not take Peter >Thiel’s advice is that the value of education is >intrinsic and an end in itself rather than something >to be measured by its career financial return.  It is >during one’s undergraduate years that one discovers >oneself, where one fits into the world and what it >means to be human.

Sorry, but I just don't believe I need to go to a university to find out "how I fit into the world and what it means to be human." Isn't going out and actually building something useful for the world also a way to find your place?

A university education certainly has value, and may help you find "what it means to be human", but can the author really assert that it's the only or even the best way?