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#auspol #universities #neoliberalmanagerialism #degreeinflation
twitter-exile.bsky.social Twitter Exile @twitter-exile.bsky.social · Aug 4
How do we reverse the #Enshitification of Australia?

Everything is getting more privatised, kowtowing to lobby groups, more #RightWing,... WORSE.

#VoteSocialist I guess, or as far as #LEFT as you can!

#AUSPOL #Uni #HigherEducation #Education #ICAC #Privatisation #UOW #KordaMentha #Nationalise
michaelwestbiz.bsky.social Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · Aug 4
Disturbing commercialisation of Australia's unis exposed at ICAC corruption investigation - VC job for lavish consultant deal at UOW.
Adam Lucas & James Guthrie
#auspol

michaelwest.com.au/uni-of-wollo...
August 4, 2026 at 7:48 AM
pepperberry-posts.bsky.social
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curmudgeonlycanadian.substack.com/p/the-creden...

#Credentialism
#DegreeInflation
#LabourMarket
#PublicPolicy
#HigherEducation
#Gatekeeping
#OccupationalLicensing
#FutureOfWork
#Skills
#Competence
#LabourMobility
#Workforce
#Productivity
#EducationPolicy
#Meritocracy
The Credential Cartel: How degrees replaced competence — and scarcity replaced skill
Degrees, licences, and the hidden economics of gatekeeping, where modern work rewards credentials more than competence, and legitimacy costs years, debt, and permission
curmudgeonlycanadian.substack.com
April 13, 2026 at 12:22 AM
wretcheddog.bsky.social
My experience differed from your's significantly. I adjuncted for 25 years because despite excellent teaching evaluations and committee work community college faculty positions were filled by Vietnam era men. By the time they retired my MA didn't compete with baby PhDs. #degreeinflation #sexism
January 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
pepperberry-posts.bsky.social
A sharp essay on degree inflation, licensing barriers, and how credentials increasingly matter more than competence in Canada’s labour market.
👇Essay:
curmudgeonlycanadian.substack.com/p/the-creden...

#Credentialism #DegreeInflation #PublicPolicy
#Gatekeeping #Competence #Productivity
#Meritocracy
The Credential Cartel is a long-form essay about how credentials have expanded from narrow tools of competence verification into broad mechanisms of access control. Degrees, certifications, licences, and institutional affiliations increasingly determine who gets entry to work, status, income, and legitimacy — often regardless of whether they actually measure the ability to do the job well. The essay examines degree inflation, occupational licensing, labour mobility barriers, productivity costs, and the political economy of gatekeeping. It argues that many modern credential systems no longer simply protect standards; they also restrict supply, preserve incumbency, and transform opportunity into an escalating competition for paper. At its core, the piece asks a simple question: when a credential requirement is defended as necessary, does it genuinely reduce harm — or does it mostly protect the people already inside the gate? #Credentialism #DegreeInflation #LabourMarket #PublicPolicy #HigherEducation #Gatekeeping #OccupationalLicensing #FutureOfWork #Skills #Competence #LabourMobility #Workforce #Productivity #EducationPolicy #Meritocracy
April 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
pepperberry-posts.bsky.social
Degrees once measured competence. Now they often measure access.
Paper first. Skill second.
When credentials become toll booths
The labour market’s paperwork arms race
👇Essay:
curmudgeonlycanadian.substack.com/p/the-creden...

#Credentialism
#DegreeInflation
#LabourMarket
#PublicPolicy
#Gatekeeping
The Credential Cartel: How degrees replaced competence — and scarcity replaced skill
Degrees, licences, and the hidden economics of gatekeeping, where modern work rewards credentials more than competence, and legitimacy costs years, debt, and permission
curmudgeonlycanadian.substack.com
April 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
monriatitans.bsky.social
@tfdiet.bsky.social | The Financial Diet: "What Happens When No One Has A Job Anymore?" | #Employment #JobHunting #LaborMarket #WhiteCollarWork #Capitalism #BigTech #LarryEllison #Oracle #AIslop #Layoffs #FakeEconomy #DegreeInflation #WageStagnation #Affordability
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUqQ...
What Happens When No One Has A Job Anymore?
YouTube video by The Financial Diet
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May 2, 2026 at 1:02 AM