證書 = ?

今天分享一個數年前的經濟學笑話, 真係好好笑, 但亦可加以思考, 別只當笑話看, kakaka~
(當然是虛構的故事啦, 相片也是經過處理的, Key 得不錯呀, 難怪很多人以為是真的, haha)

這是小弟翻譯的繁體中文譯本, 英文原版請看上個post(現在艾利森在全球的排名是11)

艾利森致畢業生: 文憑是給失敗者的
甲骨文公司首席執行官促使學生立即退學

在記憶中一個較具爭議性的畢業典禮, 身為甲骨文公司首席執行官和大學輟學生的拉里 艾利森告訴耶魯大學2000年的畢業班他們是輸家, 他們來之不易的文憑永遠不會驅使他們進入富豪榜。


福音埃里森指出, 大學輟學生的比爾 蓋茨, 保羅 艾倫, 米高 戴爾, 像自己一樣, 是福布斯的最新頭十名億萬富翁, 請在畢業典禮中的新生及二年級生退學, 並在現在就開始, 並補充說該未受良好教育的領他下台的耶魯護衛員的可能比畢業生有更好的財富。

以下是艾利森上個月在耶魯大學講話的副本:

耶魯大學的畢業生, 我很抱歉要你們忍受這種開場白, 但我希望你們做一件事。請看清楚你周圍。看看就在您左邊的同學。看看對你右邊的同學。現在, 考慮一下: 從現在起計五年後, 10年後, 甚至是 30年後, 想必在你左邊的同學是將會一個失敗者。同時你右邊的同學也將是個失敗者。而你, 在中間?你以為會怎樣?一樣是失敗者。失敗的經歷。失敗的優等生。

說實話, 今天我站在這裡, 並沒有看到一千個畢業生的燦爛未來。我沒
有看到一千個行業的一千名卓越領導者, 我只看到了一千個失敗者。

你們感到沮喪, 這是可以理解的。畢竟, 我, 艾利森, 一個退學生, 竟然在美國
最具聲望的學府裡這樣厚顏地散佈異端? 我來告訴你原因。因為, 我, 艾利森, 這個行星上第二富有的人, 是個退學生, 而你不是。

因為比爾蓋茨, 這個行星上最富有的人 (就目前而言) 是個退學生, 而你不是。

因為保羅艾倫, 這個行星上第三富有的人, 也退了學, 而你沒有。
再來一個好的量度標準吧, 因為戴爾, 這個行星上第九富有的人---他的排
位還在不斷上升, 也是個退學生。而你, 仍然, 不是。

吾……你們非常沮喪, 這是可以理解的。讓我非常真誠地指出一點以打擊你們的自負, 你們的文憑得來不易, 我相信, 你們在這裡用了4至5年的光陰, 你們多方的學習與忍受足以應付將來的需要, 你已經建立了好的工作習慣, 在往後的路裡, 你已經建立了的人際網絡會幫到你。你跟"治療"這個字已經建立了終身的關係, 以上都是好的, 你需要那個網絡, 你需要那些強烈的工作習慣, 你需要那治療。

你需要它們, 因為你沒有輟學, 所以你永遠不會成為其中一位世界上最富有的人。哦, 當然, 你可以, 也許, 以你的方式進步到第10位, 第11位, 就像史提夫包莫。但, 我不用告訴你他在為誰工作吧? 根據記載, 他是研究生時輟學的, 開化得稍晚了些。
　　現在, 我了解到你們中間很多人, 希望現在是絕大多數人, 正在疑惑, 我能做什麼? 我究竟有沒有前途? 當然沒有。太遲了, 你們已經吸收了太多東西,
以為自己懂得太多。你們再也不是19歲了。你們有了固有的帽子, 哦, 我
指的可不是你們腦袋上的學位帽。
　　嗯......你們已經非常沮喪啦。這是可以理解的。所以, 現在可能是討論
實質的時候啦---絕不是為了你們, 2000年畢業生。你們已經被報銷, 不予考
慮了。我想, 你們就偷偷摸摸去幹那20萬年薪的可憐工作吧, 而你的支票是由你兩年前輟學的同班同學簽字開出來的。
　　另外, 我是寄望於眼下還沒有畢業的同學。我要對你們說, 我不能認受, 夠了! 離開這裡。收拾好你的東西, 帶著你的思想, 別再回來。立即退學吧。
　　我要告訴你, 一頂帽子一套畢業袍必然要讓你淪落......就像這些保安馬
上要把我從這個講台上攆走一樣地必然......

Qualification = ?

今天分享一個數年前的經濟學笑話, 真係好好笑, 但亦可加以思考, 別只當笑話看, kakaka~
(當然是虛構的故事啦, 相片也是經過處理的, Key 得不錯呀, 難怪很多人以為是真的, haha)

我會加以翻譯, 再在下個 post 跟大家分享~ (現在艾利森在全球的排名是11)

ELLISON TO GRADS: DIPLOMAS ARE FOR LOSERS
Oracle CEO Urges Students to Drop out, Start up

NEW HAVEN, CONN. (SatireWire.com) — In one of the more controversial commencement addresses in memory, Oracle CEO and college dropout Larry Ellison told Yale's Class of 2000 they were "losers" whose hard-won diplomas would never propel them into the ranks of the super rich.


The evangelical Ellison, noting that college dropouts Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Michael Dell were, like himself, on Forbes' recent top 10 list of billionaires, urged freshmen and sophomores at the ceremony to "drop out and start up," and added that the undereducated Yale security guards who ushered him off stage probably had a better shot at uber-wealth than graduating seniors.

What follows is a transcript of the speech delivered by Ellison at the Yale University last month:

"Graduates of Yale University, I apologize if you have endured this type of prologue before, but I want you to do something for me. Please, take a good look around you. Look at the classmate on your left. Look at the classmate on your right. Now, consider this: five years from now, 10 years from now, even 30 thirty years from now, odds are the person on your left is going to be a loser. The person on your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. And you, in the middle? What can you expect? Loser. Loserhood. Loser Cum Laude.

"In fact, as I look out before me today, I don't see a thousand hopes for a bright tomorrow. I don't see a thousand future leaders in a thousand industries. I see a thousand losers.

"You're upset. That's understandable. After all, how can I, Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison, college dropout, have the audacity to spout such heresy to the graduating class of one of the nation's most prestigious institutions? I'll tell you why. Because I, Lawrence "Larry" Ellison, second richest man on the planet, am a college dropout, and you are not.

"Because Bill Gates, richest man on the planet -- for now, anyway -- is a college dropout, and you are not.

"Because Paul Allen, the third richest man on the planet, dropped out of college, and you did not.

"And for good measure, because Michael Dell, No. 9 on the list and moving up fast, is a college dropout, and you, yet again, are not.

"Hmm... you're very upset. That's understandable. So let me stroke your egos for a moment by pointing out, quite sincerely, that your diplomas were not attained in vain. Most of you, I imagine, have spent four to five years here, and in many ways what you've learned and endured will serve you well in the years ahead. You've established good work habits. You've established a network of people that will help you down the road. And you've established what will be lifelong relationships with the word 'therapy.' All that of is good. For in truth, you will need that network. You will need those strong work habits. You will need that therapy.

"You will need them because you didn't drop out, and so you will never be among the richest people in the world. Oh sure, you may, perhaps, work your way up to No. 10 or No. 11, like Steve Ballmer. But then, I don't have to tell you who he really works for, do I? And for the record, he dropped out of grad school. Bit of a late bloomer.

"Finally, I realize that many of you, and hopefully by now most of you, are wondering, 'Is there anything I can do? Is there any hope for me at all?' Actually, no. It's too late. You've absorbed too much, think you know too much. You're not 19 anymore. You have a built-in cap, and I'm not referring to the mortar boards on your heads.

"Hmm... you're really very upset. That's understandable. So perhaps this would be a good time to bring up the silver lining. Not for you, Class of '00. You are a write-off, so I'll let you slink off to your pathetic $200,000-a-year jobs, where your checks will be signed by former classmates who dropped out two years ago.

"Instead, I want to give hope to any underclassmen here today. I say to you, and I can't stress this enough: leave. Pack your things and your ideas and don't come back. Drop out. Start up.

"For I can tell you that a cap and gown will keep you down just as suredly as these security guards dragging me off this stage are keeping me dow..."

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