As I started looking at certifications from Anthropic on Cloud Systems, I realized that the value of knowledge is almost worthless these days, so in order to stay relevant, or at least be able to connect with my Gen Z students, I have to go through the same situations they will eventually go through when they get into the workforce, which I think is 10 times worse than having to look for a job during my time there. In the early 2000s, most engineers had secured a job by the time they were in their last year of schooling and could enjoy working on their final year project, with a secure job waiting for them after graduation. For this current batch of graduates, they will have to grapple with the uselessness of knowledge and possibly the deteriorating power of signaling conveyed by degree certificates. To stay relevant, they need skills, but to prove that these skills matter,…
