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by labcomputer 18 days ago
Ding ding ding!

This also neatly explains why Boomers were able to have a good life with just a high school diploma. Wikipedia has a good chart, but the short version is that having a high school diploma in 1965 meant you were better educated than 50% of the labor force.

PhDs are the new undergraduate degree.