MFA Theater Degree Pyramid Scheme
March 7, 2010 by Dennis Baker
“The discouraging truth is that MFA degrees were created largely to provide-and then satisfy-a prerequisite for obtaining teaching jobs. This in effect rendered the entire system a pyramid scheme.” – Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland
Replace the term “pyramid scheme” with “ponzi scheme”.
It sounds like the MFA Theater Ponzi Scheme that Mike Daisey was talking about.
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