You are absolutely correct, and he showcases the problem with his own comment. “..graduates who aren’t rocket scientists..”. One of the reasons why so many avoided trades and skilled labor types of jobs is because people like Bloomberg perpetuated the conception that these jobs were for those who couldn't do much else. That's incredibly insulting, and totally inaccurate. What he should have said is ‘if you can't excel at other things, academic or otherwise, you can always become a politician - where the bar is a lot lower’.
I'd bet that most American college students would flunk out of a German or Swiss vocational school.
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Excellent point!
During the horrible "urban renewal" craze during the seventies, some beautiful old buildings here in Bangor, Maine were destroyed and replaced by Soviet-style architecture, bland and uninspiring concrete abominations (the Federal Building being a prime example) that seem to suck your soul out just by glancing at them.
Then there are the areas that avoided the purge. A hundred and fifty years or so after they were built, people are still stopping to admire the gorgeous brickwork in old commercial and municipal buildings that were lovingly constructed by skilled brickmasons with an eye for excellence and beauty.
A hundred and fifty years from now, people will still be appreciating their beauty; but I doubt that volumes of position papers on diversity and wealth redistribution will be much sought after and admired.