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th3rooki3

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th3rooki3··on The STEM Crisis Is a Myth (2013)
I think it's likely that both sides of the argument are correct. There are a large amount of STEM jobs that are not being filled, while at the same time there is a surplus of STEM graduates.

The takeaway is that businesses don't just need people that have STEM degrees, they need people that will add value to their company. Just because you have a STEM degree does not mean that you'll be a net positive for the company.

It seems to me that incentives for colleges right now are way out of wack. They're not doing a good enough job at preparing students for actual industry roles (elite institutions being the exception), yet their enrollment rates and the cost of their tuition keeps going up.

th3rooki3··on Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M
Uber and Lyft don't make money until they're able to replace their drivers with autonomous cars. 80% of an Uber fair goes to the driver, so once they are able to replace the driver with an autonomous car, there's no reason why competition between the two companies would not drive fare prices down.