Complex Systems Won’t Survive the Competence Crisis
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Maybe that's ultimately a good thing. I can foresee a sort of new guild system, in which various industries run their own theoretical/practical instruction led by senior employees during paid apprenticeships, with escalating pay/benefits as practically demonstrated expertise grows.and the apprentice exhibits the skills and temperament to perform well.
The Fabians are pushing towards a guild system; so if we ended up with a guild system, the Universities would be the center of any learning or credentials.
They'll probably just try to make standardized routes the way IT is. Or the way a lot of blue collar jobs do (like Lincoln Electric welding certifications).
That's fucked up. My guild fantasy excludes universities deliberately, given what they've proven themselves to be. Technical experts would be instructed and certified by employees of the industries themselves, with those industries developing annexes dedicated to theoretical instruction relevant to apprenticeships.
It's sort of like the idea of a teaching hospital, but with those hospitals also providing theoretical coursework prior to internships, taking that role away from universities.