When knowledge is universally accessible and execution is commoditized, intelligence and hustle become less relevant than raw curiosity. This paradigm is incompatible with how most East Asian schools, which emphasize rote memorization and box checking over exploration, teach their students. You think your friend has it bad because he has a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and is stressed about his software engineering job? Broski an entire generation of kids is being molded for a world that will not be around in 10 years.