[analognoise]

Shouldn’t we be aiming for as broad and as deep an educational capability spread as we can possibly manage, regardless of the market?

I can’t imagine it would be good to have 1/5 of adults lacking in these skills even if it did align with some market demand, for example.

[ricokatayama]

Sorry for the delay. The problem is that ‘as broad and as deep’ works if we think in terms of a mass operation, but not for an individual. For an individual, these are competing strategies. I’m not advocating against a broad education, but at the same time, if the job market can’t truly see each person’s skillset, we’ll always have a mismatch.