By SOHEE KHIM, the Princetonian
The most talented students, Thiel explained, are the ones who should be encouraged to innovate. Students who are not at the top are encouraged to participate in vocational training or other specialized programs — but the nation’s pre-eminent students are given few choices once they are accepted into universities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford, he said. Thiel said that regaining the momentum of technological innovation requires reducing the burden of risk-taking for top students. Thiel explained that the future of the United States is very uncertain: While it is currently the most technologically advanced country in the world, he said, China is aware that in 20 years it will look just like — at least technologically — the current United States. As such, technological innovation is of paramount importance regardless of what the future holds for the country, Thiel said.
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