Elon Musk: College is USELESS but High School isn't
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Education is necessary , college degree is not....
Yes you got it🗿
Its not always necessary
Based quote
Education is s*it
these are the days of revenge,so sweet...
High school felt useless to me. College was incredible and I learned so much and studied what I wanted to study. But yea, it really isn’t necessary today.
It really is up to what people are looking for. People need to start thinking about what goals/careers they want to get into and think about how to get there. Don't just go to school for vague goals like get a degree and get whatever job because you'll just be lacking passion and motivation that is needed to succeed. Like if you want a career in cooking, go train under a chef or cooking school, if you want to be a researcher, get into academia that offers a great program, if you want to be good at business, hone in all of your math, logic, and negotiation skills by whatever means that work best for you (online school/college/workshops). This idea that everyone should go to college or fail in life is a detrimental mindset because it's not about having a degree, it's about knowing what you're doing, both in a job and in life.
Some people know right away what they want to do so they don't feel the need to go through high school, unfortunately, many employers have high requirements in place and this is what restrict people's options. Meanwhile others go through high school and college to explore and pass time before even figuring out what they want to do. But anyway, best of luck to you and everyone else chasing their dreams.
@Goofyguy4ever Do you think it was a waste of time however? I did my Gen ed classes, besides music appreciation. Math & fundamentals of speech felt a bit more interesting, at least fundamentals of speech did. Because that was a class where you had to give presentations.
Did you feel like college was a waste of time, however?
Because you studied something useless probably
@@pooblock4092 graphic design - and I do graphic design for a living now and love it. 🤷♂️
For every Steve Jobs there’s 20,000 dropouts folding clothes in a mall, or pouring coffee.
@@existence... Most, yes.
That’s cus not everyone chases their dreams
@@existence... I currently work at my business job without needing a certificate or even completed high school I completed year 10 and now doing my business job working my way up through the company it does matter in some cases you need a qualification or a real estate license in some cases it does matter in some not all depends what u wanna do rly like most cases it comes down to having the skills and experience I went through a traineeship that let me gather my experience and skills jot that down to my resume then I applied through seek now working my way up through a business company
@@leviclarke2429 good wishes.
Don't forget to add good characters in yourself
@Dark Star you are totally wrong
Here , they are those who dont do anything the whole day
But if you dont have a degree and have a special skill then you cant be a average job person
Elon: don’t to to college
Also Elon: requires bachelor’s degree for jobs at his companies
well u csnt just quit hs and say, IMMA GO WORK FOR TESLA AND KNOW JACK SHDT ABT THE THINGS!
Apply and say u saw Elon didn’t care and u always wanted to work for him
@@Tubeyou2343hhsg that's not how it works buddy
😂😂😂
he told you how to be like him not under him lil pookie
Learning college level math in high school teaches you how to think.
Reading philosophy and discussions too.
All the memorization stuff read that at home mostly. Class for Q+A or videos and subjects like genetics that can be like math
They should absolutely have a finance/business primer.
Also NUTRITION / metabolism
Can I get a job at Tesla without a college degree
Yes, someone needs to clean their toilets, cook their meals, be their dealers, etc... Etc..
Their cars wouldn't be shite if actual engineers designed them and built them.
@@issemxfi sush my toxic 2 year old no more phone for you
Yes, Elon hired people without degrees
@@issemxfi why are you so salt about it ⛔
It’s good to take a break to explore yourself, to know your strengths and working on it,
Not everyone is a bill
Gates, Steve Jobs, etc so they have to stand out.
That's the mistake everyone does. You say that not everybody is a BILL GATES OR STEVE JOBS but when that same BILL GATES or STEVE JOBS dropped out from college they were still a nobody, but they believed in themselves and followed there passion which they loved and that's why they succeeded. You just need passion and courage.
@@Alex-rr1wz .
@@th9276 what do you mean?
@@Alex-rr1wz bro I am in class 12th I don't want to study further cause I am not interested in studies and if I will take drop for jee I am sure that I will not make it through
So I don't want to study in small colleges
But i am so passionate about Hip hop and rap so I have made my own beat and even written my own rap so what you suggest should I leave college and follow my passion of rap and hip-hop please suggest 🥹🥹🙂
@@myself_rahul_pandey first of all you need to have a proper plan of what you want to be in life and you need to be confident and sure that leaving school will do no harm to you and that your passion will be the defination of success. Surround yourself with people who have the same mindset and the same passion as you and you will get hints and clues on what to do
Just a reminder that Elon has 2 bachelor's degrees.
So?
@@Phriffo so he is hypocrites. He also probably will not hire someone without some college degree. Is he gonna hire some high school graduate to operate his spaceX rocket?
@LizzyBread it's not, you can have a degree and still disagree with college. I too was pressured to go, and I didn't see the value in it.
Yeah but his degrees were pretty much worthless for him tho
@LizzyBread How? I don't believe you understand what he was saying, many people have two bachelor degrees but Elon Musk is far more successful.
We are uniquely made. Each person has some value. Education should help a person to find a career track.
Our education system is so broken beyond belief. Nobody ever learns anything useful or understands the real world applications of the things they learn.
Learning is a continuous process, but it doesn't help school grades you endlessly instead of allowing the flexibility growing minds need to make mistakes.
@@ji-wonseong1623You are right, my college marks me based on things that I do not see the point in. I prefer to do things my own way but they force me to waste time on their methods even though I will still never use them if I am genuinely wanting to complete work.
They act like everyone can just make a multimillion dollar company
Did he mean like basic jobs we don't even need college degrees. Up to a point, college degrees can be shit.
It can happen though…. But only the ones who are highly interested
I mean, they aren’t acting like everyone who had a degree can find a job
@@huntas4712 destroyed lmao
You can if you dedicate yourself to death to a work. No one is dedicated to the point of death like the billionaires and Multimillionaires. They spend so much time in the office and even live there. People say they are so dedicated, but give up when they have nothing. People like Elon Musk try and try to their grave, thats why they are billionaires and Multimillionaires. They learn from mistakes and try to perfect everything.
Depending on the field no you don’t need a degree, however you may need to be certified, Doctors, lawyers or a specific profession you definitely need maybe a few degrees and certified for good reason. Some companies will hire based on experience/talent, other jobs hire based on a degree and/or experience. You don’t need a degree to be an inventor or creat tech, or make apps to get the job, but you are competing against other techies that have a design degree and can make apps too
Love ur comment Tea! Competition or not, With apps all it takes is a great idea. School doesn’t teach u about teamwork. They want you to take tests on your own. Once your app cashflowing or gets sponsored by ads 10k, you can hire better designers for ur next upgrade, basically hiring the nerd do the work 4 u. Basically cheating on the test.
The problem is, unless you are an entrepreneur type, most jobs today will ask for at least Bachelor for entry level positions. It's more like an entry ticket at this point, sadly
Most important stuff for education is actually life, character, basic math, business studies, beginner science, and the language of the country ur living in/going to.
EXACTLYYYYYYY!!!!
Well sucks that no one else sees that
this is true, lol im currently studying marine transportation and the profs always make it hard for the students to pass, like why cant they just teach people how to work in a ship? why do you need to go school and pressure yourself for good grades, like wtf? when u finished studying college in marine transportation you'll start at lowesg rank and if u want to take step at the other rank you need to take lessons again i mean its really not worth it but im doing it for my mother and my little brothers
@@arechawk fr dawg
And knowing the difference between the possessive , "your", and the contraction, "you're". And, I guess we can add the lazy, "ur", to that list. :)
The exception is a career that requires a collage degree. One of my favorite Nursing Instructors stated, she learned more from LPNs then her RNs, after Graduating & her starting her job!
Self study can take you a long way. However, naming rare talented outliers isn't a good baseline for college dropouts.
self study is faster than college, you dont need 4 years to learn something.
@@criticalthinker-ys7vt you'll require the same 4 or more years to do so, man if you don't have that base understanding in self study you probably need at least ordinary education. Not everyone can learn things fast.
@@unbreakablebedrock2313 Stop procrastinating and take Action, then it doesn´t take you 4 Years or more to do so.
Says the guy who went to Queen's and then transferred to Pen Warton school of business.
@mozanero got that right, his parents have been loaded since he was born, his father owns a damn emerald mine for crying out loud
And he lies about B.Gates, he would never hire him @@JohnDolehi
So? I have a degree in mechanical engineering, and it was useless. The experience showed me how meaningless it was.
but then you’re up against people who do have college degrees and more often than not, an employer will choose them. lots of careers require degrees, where you’ll just be straight turned down without one. the very few cases like steve jobs or whoever he said, who don’t have a degree are just a very lucky few who made it big without one. be responsible.
btw that’s not to say that if you don’t want to go to university or college it’s irresponsible. if you have a career path and it doesn’t require a degree then good for you! but there’s really no one way for everyone.
Yes, he’s saying that you don’t need it, and you can be hired but realistically you want to go to get a higher chance, but you can still go far without a collage degree just very slim chances
Except the type of Steve Jobs or let alone those industrial designers/engineers of billion dollar worth manufacturers today are gifted at a very young age, something not everyone has. They have a ambition and a clear goal to change the world which like 95% of teenagers don't.
His father's emerald mine:
I am 5 th time fail in neet but I am going to start my own startup
don't worry beo
bhaji success hue
Good luck. Don’t give up to early and stick to it.
School is good but college is not necessary for everyone that what i believe.
Based name 🗿
i don’t know why but his voice is so calming
Lol, he sounds nerd
@@Anonymous-wv9zv nerd but dude can sleep with any females u have ever had your anonymous so u are probably a female….. he could sleep with u and your mom and take turns
@@Anonymous-wv9zv nobody asked
@@oxiconyeah true
@@Anonymous-wv9zvso you want him to talk like: yoo what's up bruh yoo maaa nigga how's you like that?
Dude you are rocking 😁👏👍💯%.
The lesson from here is not that you don't need education. Its your attitude towards hardwork.
College can provide you the bare minimum skills and knowledge you require for some jobs. But! Remember that the knowledge in the library is free! It can also provide you the bare minimum. The rest is experience whether its from working at a company or freelance.
It depends on what u want to be in life because no one wants some kid who dropped out of college doing surgery on them
Truth!
Most college degree graduated from college , living paycheck to paycheck.
Wisdom, common sense ( that seems to be long gone nowadays ) , knowledge, social networking and financial managements are the most important thing then the title itself.
He says that, but his companies hire engineers with degrees. Actions speak louder than words.
Engineering requires a degree, being a successful businessman doesn't. That's the difference most of the comment section is overlooking.
Engineering is way different you need a degree but most will tell you nothing in it is of value
What hes saying applies mostly for non-stem careers
High school today doesn’t teach you anything useful in class most of your learning comes from outside experiences and mistakes you make while going
It depend what high school you go to becus the curriculum is more catered to giving you in general skills unlike other schools qhere they cater to the individuals interest and needs
@@chriztianhusher8401High School doesn’t teach you anything especially with onside of 2020 lockdown lowering standards.
Steve jobs and bill gates and Musk also went to top unis so…
Which 2 pf them dropped out and pursued something completely different. So your comments are irrelevant
@@caughtinthevoidfloyd5821 How many people dropped out of college or even high school and are really successful today ?
@@armytbchaine6515 idk if there any statistics following these people but as far my experience i know a handful just in my family including myself. Again i would have to specify between those who dont havent graduated college and those who havent attented any college
@@caughtinthevoidfloyd5821 small amount of entrepreneur are successful
@@thomaskennedy5728 small amount of students get rich
Education isn't just about getting a job. It's about learning to critically think, process information, making decisions
Yeah but let's be for real. We just want a job
All that your supposed to develop in elementary and high school. My greatest professor told me that “college is all about the money, all you’ll ever know is how much you want to know. But if you wanna be successful by whatever means you define that as well go seek it yourself while I sit here and watch my shows” man made me question society and the things of this world which was a eye opener
@@cookiemonster5438 actually you do not learn critical thinking skills in high school or elementary school. That comes with having your ideas pressure tested against the ideas of professors, and other highly intelligent students in rigorous analytical debate. That DEBATE does not happen in elementary school / grade-school, because it can't. These are adult conversations and require maturity. Elon Musk is an idiot for stating that you can get a background in college-level Mathematics, ENGINEERING, or Physics in F-ing HIGH SCHOOL. NOT HAPPENING!
Hell yeah. Reading Julius Caesar Shakespeare is definitely gonna develop my critical thinking skills
😁
@@AK12255 how about learning about Laplace Transforms? Will you learn that is f-ing high school? No. But Musk learned it in college. THINK people.
Oh so that's why he's removing the graduated employees😂😂
The exception doesn't cancel the rule... The rule is : education is the key to everything we enjoy in our daily life.
High school doesn't teach you anything that is Applicable in our Real world. Most of the things you've learned in high school is only wasted.
yeah education is very much important but is getting educated from school important??
@@bhavyasharma7734 hmmm... Society recognition is important too.
Wisdom or education is one of the most important thing in terms of Full filling and a successful life but school doesn't teach that. Do you actually think I'm going to be healthy, happy, social or rich by learning Pythagoras theorem or mitochondria is powerhouse of cell.
@@anujpatidar2008 lol... I agree. Schools education needs to be fixed, but as of now it's the best way known to educate the masses...
This is why I am never going back to this hell hole of a place.
Which hell hole ?
I'm a high school graduate and currently working with college graduates colleagues.
I mean It's a college degree job and still manage to get hired.
Though I always felt the lack of confidence whenever I see my blank educational background on my profile
You either have it or you don’t …. 😎 it pretty much sums up everything,with all the incompetence that I’ve had dealt with since my break from my job,it’s been insurmountable the sheer magnitude on every level of administration is quite astonishing & deplorable. 📚🎓✏️ 🧠
University ruined my life.
How?
Will you explain , please , in what way/s or how ?
these are the days of revenge,so sweet...
Can you stfu, I see ur msg on every short
Please explain
Lamoo i don't wanna go to a flight school and want to be a pilot 😂
Hey man you don’t need to attend a university to become a pilot you should look into an atp program right now getting a bachelors degree to become a pilot is the biggest waste of time and money first off it takes students at atp schools 8-12 months to finish depending on if they already enrolled with there ppl or not while it takes 4 years at a University and after graduating a university you don’t have anywhere near enough hours to get your airline transport pilot certificate while students at the atp program are given the option to stay for another year and a half as a flight instructor which will get you your 1500 flight hours and a sign off with a airline
Ingenuity and creativity😮
Tbh, I feel like college is a waste of time IF u are planning on making smth out of your own ideas such as being a musician, actor, entrepreneur, etc. because once ur out of college, most people just end up working for other people instead of creating their own life
Hear me out if u r not going to college u need to be present at a better place its most important thing....❤
You don't need a college all you need is exceptional skills, it can be attained at it's fullest though self education.
Elon misspoke. He said “there’s no reason that you need to get a college degree.”
What he should have said is “there should be no reason that a college degree is a requirement.”
Try practicing law or medicine without a degree and see what happens.
People with proven knowledge, experience and ethics should be able to apply for a law or medical license, but they are not allowed to do so in most places.
A few states in the United States, allow for an apprenticeship in law, and allow those apprentices to take the bar exam, and become attorneys without having a degree.
Every state should be like that. In fact, every state should require an apprenticeship in law and other fields.
At least, the medical profession requires an “apprenticeship” before allowing doctors to see patients on their own.
School not only teaches learning materials, but also helps students to get along socially; and so teaches sociology through real life experience. ( very hopefully, without bullying) I think as kids and teenagers and students come in contact with others, they get to learn more about life, how others think, and so are able to think more deeply. I think that would help in applying what they have learned in school, later on in their career.
No
No
Learning is about experiences and reading the world
collage isnt a tool to make you smarter, its a tool to measure ones intelligence and potential in life.
-Sun Tzu (Probably)
Wise words
Doctors:
Surgeons:
Nurses:
Pharmacists:
Dentists:
Therapists:
Lawyers:
Scientists:
Engineers:
Teachers:
Historians:
.....
Friendly reminder that most of us have an average IQ, dropping out of college to start a billions of dollars worth business really is not going happen
true, but the point is that there are plenty of shorter 1 or maximum 2 year degrees that are nisched in a way that opens many doors etc.
Only in some special circumstances...!!!
When there is an exceptional ability and talent...!!!
THANK YOU...!!!
SCHOOL NARROWS YOUR MIND, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY
You can succeed without it, but it gives you an advantage. The majority of the top 1% have a college education.
It means all the students studying hard for jee exam in India to get into a good college are just foolish!! What are you saying man? Will you hire someone without any specialization in you company?? If this is the case, then why does Tesla come to hire in iit Delhi, iit Bombay ??
Imacu par pitanja .... mozete lagano pripremat odgovore imate vremena. Nikada nesmwte zaboravit jednu stvar onaj koje dao ima podpuno pravo i da oduzme. Tako pise u Biblij!
I encouraged my daughter to attend Fort Hays to take a Vocational Class & she learned & became STNA. It was no problem, for her to get a job. 😊
Fuck high school
I dream of being a college graduate but fear to embrace the honor of becoming one. This is why I suddenly stopped trying my best.
That true highschool starts everything
They always mention the OUTLIERS. RESULTS NOT TYPICAL!!!!!
Even High School in many areas is useless today.
I get what Elon is saying about college. It is to round off the corners people have to make the people fit into certain companies from the old days. Now technology, and ideas change so quickly that schools cannot keep up. The schools can be teaching 10-20 year old ideas.
Seems i'm in the right track😂
I need more context😂
A College Degree can be a good thing if used wisely but it's really the Process of elimination in the job Market. Like Elon Musk said the Riches People Don't have a Colledge Degree at all.
My father left school at 13 years young. He was an extremely successful man.😊
elon, not everyone's daddy is loaded.
Neither was his, he's self-made basically 😂
@@becomeunlimitedbro has no idea who elon is 😭
@@alamiane5646 Elon made 99.9% of his money by himself, cope
@@becomeunlimited bro is yapping with zero knowledge…99.9% okay bro 😭…also do you admit that your statement about his dad not being load was false? Dumbass! Lol
@@alamiane5646Elon got nothing from his dad. He himself stated that his father was pathetic. But his mother's canadian citizenship allowed him entry to the US. So his mother kinda contributed to his success.
Make college unecessary..some of these degrees should just be certifications...
Why are comments so toxic in here?
Because Elon Musk is a daddy's boy who was funded by an emerald mine yet loves to pretend he was always judt your average Joe
Snow flakes can't face the truth.
@@cowabungaitis9319and US taxpayers made him wealthy via EV credits fluffing up his stock.
When people say college degrees are useless I honestly believe they are repeating what others say
And they always give the same names. Outliers like bill gates and Steve Jobs.
In many ways, I concur with Elon. A degree is not a requirement or guarantor of a job albeit a drain on your ability and resources. Instead, follow your God Given Grace and do unto others as well as you do to yourself and expect them to do good 👍🏾 to you also. Reciprocating is the best way. Think!👍🏾👍🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.
me: bachelors degree but jobless
In the name of degree I'm just pouring money in my university account , and their education is valueless , as a lower middle class I feel so wrong , and thinking of dropping out and self studying to develope my skills
Educated people - education doesn't matter
Rich people - money doesn't matter
I actually agree. But I’ll pay attention in high school🙌
You don't need higher educational qualification to become a successful businessman, aka billionaire.
True but 90% do have a higher than secondary education.
@@epicchocolate1866 Yeah, I mean Mphill or PhD level degrees.
@@epicchocolate1866 just because 90% have one doesnt mean its needed... because 9 out of 10 times their college degree was not the reason why they succeeded.
That is if you have a great idea that can make you rich or knowledgeable enough that college isn't really needed to do well in your interview.
It really is up to what people are looking for. People need to start thinking about what goals/careers they want to get into and think about how to get there. Don't just go to school for vague goals like get a degree and get whatever job because you'll just be lacking passion and motivation that is needed to succeed. Like if you want a career in cooking, go train under a chef or cooking school, if you want to be a researcher, get into academia that offers a great program, if you want to be good at business, hone in all of your math, logic, and negotiation skills by whatever means that work best for you (online school/college/workshops). This idea that everyone should go to college or fail in life is a detrimental mindset because it's not about having a degree, it's about knowing your strengths and how you're going to put them to work, both in a job and in life.
Some people know right away what they want to do so they don't feel the need to go through high school/college, unfortunately, many employers have high requirements in place and this is what restrict people's options. Meanwhile others go through high school and college to explore and pass time before even figuring out what they want to do. But anyway, best of luck to everyone chasing their dream career.
Oh he says that, but his company recruitment pages says otherwise.
The minimum qualification of his company is not "evidecne of exceptional achievement", but "college degree and experiences".
Those people were lucky
Nah they made their own luck
@@VralVbs_ Yah they made their own luck out of the luck their parents gave them.
Yes, he has said that a degree and exceptional cases and degree isn't mandatory for success, and that's true. His companies, like Tesla and SpaceX, may ask for a degree in some job postings, but that doesn't mean it's the only path to success. Many successful people have achieved great things without a degree, relying instead on their skills, determination, and creativity.
So, while having a degree can open up opportunities, it's not the only way to succeed. It's essential to focus on developing your skills, gaining experience, and pursuing your passions, whether or not you have a degree. Ultimately, it's about finding the right path for you and making the most of your strengths and opportunities.
He doesnt mean to say you don't need a degree, but most of your degree as useless as you just have a degree and not the inputs the degree has like skills, creativity, inmovations etc etc....!!
My Grandson took H-Vac in High School. He’s Happily working in Heating & Cooling. 😊
Elon : don’t go to college
Wikipedia on Elon: A member of the wealthy South African Musk family, Musk was born in Pretoria and briefly attended the University of Pretoria before immigrating to Canada at age 18, acquiring citizenship through his Canadian-born mother. Two years later, he matriculated at Queen's University at Kingston in Canada. Musk later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania and received bachelor's degrees in economics and physics.
Keep hiring brilliant minds
It's even better not to have for your spiritual development
Elon Musk is not a college dropout. In fact, he has TWO Bachelor degrees; a BA in Physics, which is very different from a BS in physics, and a BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania - an Ivy League university. He deferred his PhD for six months then quit two days after transferring to Stanford and later founded Zip2, but he is NOT a college dropout. A college drop out is someone who quits before completing their undergraduate degree. Be wary of those who diminish the value of higher education or attempt to deter you from learning in academic environments. Yes, there are many ways to learn and college and high school educations are not a requirement for success nor do they guarantee success but that does not mean that they are without value.
High school is useless too. That's 4 years of saving money down the toilet.
College should be one option out of many for helping people select a career path for themselves. There needs to be other options especially work-study options for young people. I was out of college ten years before I was able to decide what I actually *want* to do as a career. And I only figured it out through a lot of travel, and trial and error. Unless you are on a college track, there is no one out here to guide you, other than psychologists and career counselors, (but they really can’t help you if you don’t know what your goals are).
Only getting degrees as a safety net. Always aspire for more. Don’t limit yourself to one profession
I honestly dont have a college degree, i am self taught on all aspects of my IT job of 20 years. I have a CCNP, this is worth more than a college degree. I think it comes down to work ethic, creative thinking, and being able to look at a problem from outside the box.
College teaches you how to only look inside the box and to find inside the box solutions, not to mention it starts you off more often than not in a massive debt hole that half of degrees wont even pay for.
Can i ask as 16 years old that have passion for programming should i rightnow
Do what you really want to do. Don't listen to society. Finally it is u who remains not the society. People die alone. Enjoy ur work and enjoy ur life. If u work for ur dreams it's not work anymore it's leisure.Please don't waste ur life dream big.
Honestly in this day and age, education is proving to be more important. Trade jobs, nursing, engineers etc all require a certain level of education. And these jobs are still needed
Its true...
The beautiful thing is our forefathers many were brilliant and there wasn't college degrees. They were just hard-working men at set goals and achieved😊❤
The idea of a college degree has been crumbling for a while now.
True
What he means is that there is so much knowledge publicly available you don’t have to pay 100k+ for a degree when you can just build a portfolio and do stuff like kaggle compitions to show your skills.
Dekho ye shorts me adha video cut karke dikha ya gaya he ki jo log college nahi gaye vo khush ho jaye par reality is totally different jab ye Pura video dekho ge
College degree is useless if u don't need the knowledge for your job. Or if the knowledge is free to you anyway. The kinds of jobs Elon describes when he talks about this are easily learned for free from the internet and lots of practice.
Change educational system when its not necessary
He basically said that exceptional track record is necessary
It is good to learn, of course, and it is also valuable, but it doesn't determine intelligence or ability. We all have innate skills and areas of expertise.