Comment by akhilcacharya

6 years ago

I'm not sure if this is sarcasm? I went to an unranked state university myself - I'd love to experience even a fraction of the respect these folks get.

It is not sarcasm. Stanford does indeed have the most alumni who founded unicorns. But Harvard, UC, and MIT round things out nicely, for American schools at least.

https://www.theatlas.com/charts/HJSgAUdPx

  • That's...effectively the same idea.

    I'd argue that all meritocracy has completely failed people like me so I can't take that seriously at all.

    I'd also argue for a replacement, but I guess I'm not credentialed enough to propose one.