Those are promising signs. On the other hand, the fundamental economics of the value-based arrangement still aren’t clear. If fee-for-service turns out to more profitable for both payer and provider, then value-based care won’t survive outside of Medicare Advantage. And there have been failures in the past, as cited above.
Universities will continue to be a strong ecosystem for learning - it'll still be a great source for employers to find great learners - but universities will adopt lower cost solutions to provide education at lower costs
To argue against some of this, James Turrell has said that part of the value of Roden Crater’s remoteness is that you have to really care to go there. Getting a plane and a hotel and a ticket, and taking days of time, has some of the same effect for a conference - it gives a selection filter for people who care.
Parker Higgins: “What do you feel like you own” is actually a reasonably good definition of ownership. The verb “to own something” can have a lot of different definitions and can imply a lot of different rights and powers and abilities to restrict and that sort of thing.