Last week, while in New York City for my debate at the Soho Forum, my wife and I decided to make a quick trip up to Columbia University (where I received my PhD in early 2000) so we could see for ourselves what was going on in terms of the student demonstrations.
I figured there must be some restriction on entering the
campus under the circumstances, but it was worth a try anyway.
And indeed when we got there, gates that I don't even remember from my days at the university were chained and locked. There were two entrances to the campus that were open, but you had to show a student, staff, or faculty ID to be admitted.
I happen to have an alumni ID that entitles
me to lifetime access to the Columbia library network, which is no small benefit, but the authorities explained to me that alumni IDs were not being accepted for admission to the campus at this time. I don't remember any such caveats being noted at the time I received the ID, but that's the situation.
Still, the trip was not wasted. I enjoyed seeing some of the old establishments where I used to eat and drink in the old
days.
But I also couldn't help being reminded of how I used to think in the old days.
I figured I would get my degree, and then sit back passively as life happened to me.
I would accept whatever some institution thought I was worth, receive a paycheck from them, and that
would be that.
Now there's nothing strictly wrong with that, and you can make a perfectly nice income while sticking to that mentality.
But we're living in 2024 now, and it's easier than ever before to get paid several times what some employer tells you you're worth. It's easier than ever to get paid what you're actually worth.
We read in the paper all the time just how challenging today's economy is. To some extent I get that.
But that's because it's 2024, and most people are still functioning like it's 1974.
In terms of your work and income, there has never been a better time to be alive than 2024, and it isn't even
close.
But you need to know what you're doing, and the ideological prison camps called "public schools" have done zero to prepare you.
Listen to the advice of Henry Bingaman, one of the most important people I've met over the past several years.
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