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Thx. Points Well Taken. I'm Mostly Asking.... by dillon77
...and trying to come up with some answers, not accusations.
As I think most would know, I'm (more than) generally supportive of Muffet's program. How can you not be?
I think one should pump the brakes as well, in part because this issue seems to be gaining speed with top programs. The analysis I recommend is more for "how do we deal with this process/business model" that is being "disrupted" to use a current terminology.
I'll fall back on my profession: can never over-communicate, so that's a good place to start. Communicating is both listening and talking, so that's a two-way start. Heck, you hate to see all this time and effort put into getting a person to enter the program, then leave.
Stay tuned...thanks again for feedback.