= The main function of university is sexual selection
{tag=Cirism}
This is the actual main function of university for many people as of the 2020s. And it fulfills it quite well. A breeding ground.
In a closely related sense, university is simply a symbol of personal status. Not a place where you go to learn. And especially in the Anglophone world of fancy <collegiate university>[colleges], university also doubles down as a form of long term luxury hotel. Even if it ends up meaning debt.
There's nothing wrong with sexual selection. This type of natural <eugenics> is an important part of humankind. It is however just sad that <the only reason for universities to exist should be the laboratories>[any type of learning] falls so much behind. A close second would be fine. But as it stands, it is just too far off.
Related:
* <A First, a Blue, and a spouse>{full}