David H. Freedman, who wrote, “The war on stupid people” discusses how our society needs to figure out a way to “stop glorifying intelligence” since smart people are now taking over the workforce. He wants to even the playing field so the less intelligent can land a great job, but unfortunately the hiring process has a “fetishization on IQ.” So, we are “freezing out” the less educated, leaving them with the lower paying jobs. Freedman establishes some credibility with his research, “National Longitudinal Survey of Youth” from “1979 to 2012” shows two college graduate earners versus non-college graduates could grow their income by “30,000 constant dollars.” Freedman thinks it could benefit a business in the long run to receive an incentive from the government for hiring the “less brainy,” seeing as they can offer other awesome qualities. He even suggested having people with a low IQ go to different specialized schools so they can prosper in life and get a decent job.
I never thought of intelligent people being the rulers of the world because they went to college. I do see Freedman’s point on how high level jobs are only hiring people based on college success because in return they want their business to thrive. That kind of hiring does make it harder for the “less smart,” leaving them to fend for lower paying jobs. …show more content…
It’s funny to think bosses “didn’t routinely expect college degrees,” that is something I won’t experience in my lifetime. Someone’s low IQ back then was not effecting who they married, who their friends were, and where they worked like it is today. That way of life has completely flipped flopped and is completely opposite of today. He shows great passion and positivity taking time doing his vast research and showing what he thinks could be a fix to this
I never thought of intelligent people being the rulers of the world because they went to college. I do see Freedman’s point on how high level jobs are only hiring people based on college success because in return they want their business to thrive. That kind of hiring does make it harder for the “less smart,” leaving them to fend for lower paying jobs. …show more content…
It’s funny to think bosses “didn’t routinely expect college degrees,” that is something I won’t experience in my lifetime. Someone’s low IQ back then was not effecting who they married, who their friends were, and where they worked like it is today. That way of life has completely flipped flopped and is completely opposite of today. He shows great passion and positivity taking time doing his vast research and showing what he thinks could be a fix to this