SCAMS are circulating and evolving constantly. There is always something to look out for and, since this is 2025, if you thought this op-ed is about a new breed of schemes enabled by AI (of which there are plenty), you are mistaken. In fact, this is about the opposite: A scam advocating against intelligence. I am referring to a breed of influencers on various short and long-form video blogging platforms that are advocating against higher education, of which there is now also a domestic, ie, Pakistani crop.
I do not begrudge anyone an opinion they might hold. If anyone genuinely believes young people in this country, or anywhere in the world, are better off with less education and that will give them a better chance at achieving their personal vision of what a successful life looks like, they are welcome to it.
But, if someone rails against higher education only to bend the arc of their argument towards the conclusion
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