By exchanging an ideal of excellence for everyone receiving a medal, whether or not an individual has achieved anything, we are undermining the fundamental tenets of how we built modern society.
It’s been a slow decline for years now, ever since university turned into a commodity. A double edged sword as many now find themselves in possession of useless Mickey Mouse degrees and large debts paying for it whilst working in a low paid dead end job, with no hope of building a future reflecting their full potential. Real life eventually catches up one way or another. A tragedy really. As you mention, it is detrimental for those who are held back & denied the opportunity to both learn how to navigate real life & reach their true potential.
It’s been a slow decline for years now, ever since university turned into a commodity. A double edged sword as many now find themselves in possession of useless Mickey Mouse degrees and large debts paying for it whilst working in a low paid dead end job, with no hope of building a future reflecting their full potential. Real life eventually catches up one way or another. A tragedy really. As you mention, it is detrimental for those who are held back & denied the opportunity to both learn how to navigate real life & reach their true potential.