Elon Musk on Why We Don't Need Colleges: 'Learn Anything You Want for Free'
Elon Musk argues that the traditional university system is becoming obsolete due to the availability of free information online. He believes that anyone can learn anything without needing a college degree, as all knowledge is accessible through the internet. However, some experts, like Valerie Capers Workman, emphasize the enduring value of a formal education despite Musk's claims.
- ▪Elon Musk claims that everything needed for learning is available for free online.
- ▪He suggests that the university system's monopoly on knowledge has been erased by the internet.
- ▪Valerie Capers Workman counters Musk's views by asserting that education remains valuable.
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Elon Musk on Why We Don't Need Colleges: 'Learn Anything You Want for Free' By Ward Clark | 3:07 PM on May 23, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Charles Krupa For those of us who grew up in the days before the internet, even now it's rather amazing that we have all the knowledge of the world literally at our fingertips. When I was a kid, if I wanted to know something, I looked in books; if my parents' rather extensive library didn't have the information I sought, there were a couple of city libraries within an hour or so by car, and I could generally find what I sought there.
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