How much does it take to get ahead these days. The expectation of learning increases more and more each year as that is more rampant than inflation. How much does learning actually happen in a school now that the internet exists?
When the smart people compete against the smart people, no one wins. It leads to burnout and subsequent health problems.
School is sold as a way to improve yourself and your knowledge, but if there is not enough brain gdp apparently that’s detrimental to the work force and college.
How much would the world change if colleges were not allowed to talk to each other? Each in their own little bubble of a cult. Who would get permission to see the multiple schools of thought and way of life?
What would competition be like? What would the technology be like if they had to rely on themselves as if they are their own isolationist country. What if there were tariffs on knowledge? How would vaccines be created and diseases be fully studied if there were gaps in knowledge? A college caves in when they all have the crab mentality of having the best medicines. Audrey finds a way to build some students up from this college and they go around to find a way to incorporate different ways of constructive thinking.