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tshaddox
on May 2, 2018
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YouTube Stars Being Paid to Sell Academic Cheating
Aren't those the artificial high stakes we're talking about? I'm asking what inherently high-stakes situation that is preparing you for.
joshvm
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For a real world situation? Just look at the Google vs Uber trial. IP theft and corporate espionage is incredibly high stakes. You can presumably make a lot of money selling secrets, but if you're rumbled, that's your career over.
always_good
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Well, how about getting blackballed professionally?
After all, surely the main upside of acing university is to get into a high-stakes position.
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