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THE BIG IDEA

"In 1990, a Harvard education cost $20,000/year. In 2025, it costs nothing — if you know where to look."

Somewhere right now, someone is paying $80,000 in student debt to learn what you could access for free in a browser tab. The gatekeeping era of elite education is quietly crumbling — and a site called Open Culture has been collecting the pieces.

OPEN CULTURE
🌎 1,700 Free Online Courses from Top Universities

Your Free Ivy League Education Starts Here:

Open Culture isn't a course platform — it's a directory of directories. Think of it as a curated map to the best free academic content on the internet, all in one place.

You'll find everything from Harvard's Justice lectures by Michael Sandel to MIT's full Computer Science curriculum. No account needed. No credit card. Just knowledge, on demand.

INSIDE TIP

⭐ FACT OF THE DAY

The internet democratized information. Free courses democratize expertise. The only question is whether you'll use it.

Forward this to one person who keeps saying "I wish I knew more about X." You might just change their year.

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