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So the majority of the people trusted with the money went to two of the best schools in the world? And this is surprising how? And news how? And wrong how?

Come on, its HARVARD! HARVARD!!!! Seems like the system os working pretty well to me.

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Really? Although the Ivys turn out many great people, they also graduate many stinkers. Several of the most useless people I've worked with or hired have been from "top" schools, and some of the very best have come from "no-name" schools or even no school at all. A fancy degree really means nothing, especially in today's world where simply getting in virtually guarantees both graduation and the inculcation of a poisonous attitude...

Is this a joke? Check any ranking system of "top cs/business" schools and you will see that they are all extremely close with any small change to the weight of the features resulting in different orderings. The only way to explain these stats is that there is some simple-minded tribal behavior that skews the ratio. Not what you want to see from the people trusted with the money.

> The only way to explain these stats is that there is some simple-minded tribal behavior that skews the ratio.

That seems like a strong conclusion to reach. Is it possible that there's another explanation that just hasn't occurred to you?

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