Maybe the problem is that Harvard exists
This is a typical &quot;let&#x27;s be all equally poor&#x2F;bad&quot; argument. Harvard is simply a private institution with excellent reputation and not a single person is <i>required</i> to go there or hire someone from there.<p>Why do Harvard people &quot;drive 20% above the speed limit&quot;? Because selecting good people in a sea of resumes is HARD. Degrees aren&#x27;t amazing proxies for productivity, but they are <i>decent</i> proxies. I&#x27;ve seen dozens of theories on how to interview and triage people, but few approaches beat the cost-benefit of supporting decisions based on a degree from a solid institution.<p>Having managed over 100+ people, I can say that <i>on average</i> the people from better institutions are better employees - even though I have managed amazing people without college degrees and bad people with amazing degrees. The top schools can be pretty darn great, Harvard being just one of them.<p>Not very different than an Apple product being generally better than a product from some random vendor from Amazon with names like &quot;GREAT TECH&quot; or &quot;SUPER QUALITY PRO&quot;.