wedrifid comments on Defeating Ugh Fields In Practice - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NihilCredo 21 June 2010 10:51:06AM 7 points [-]

Hell, you could even use this as a replacement for merit-based partial subsidies (though not for fully free education). Everybody pays 1000 at the beginning of the academic year, then over time they 'earn' back a percentage proportional to their grades, eg. 60% or so for a straight-A student.

Comment author: wedrifid 21 June 2010 11:36:20AM 0 points [-]

That is a really, really good idea. And I don't think I'm just saying that because I'm biased.

Comment author: [deleted] 12 August 2011 11:52:36AM 0 points [-]

And I don't think I'm just saying that because I'm biased.

Why would you?

Comment author: wedrifid 12 August 2011 12:54:05PM *  1 point [-]

Why would you?

Systems which provide financial privileges based on merit can be expected to appeal to those who consider themselves to have an abundance of merit. (And, naturally, any who dare speak out against such systems can expected to be considered to be doing so because they lack such confidence.)