Debate between a user and Oscar Wilde on DebateAI.org
Oscar Wilde
Daily Debate #562: "Are remakes ruining entertainment?". You are arguing FOR the motion. Your opponent: Oscar Wilde.
User
studying abroad is good for future career development
Oscar Wilde
Wrong. You're conflating exposure with actual skill. A mediocre student in Tokyo learns nothing that matters—a brilliant one grinding at home builds a portfolio employers actually care about. What specific skill does geography teach that remote work can't?
User
You're missing the entire point. Employers don't just want skills, they want people who can navigate unfamiliar environments and build global networks. A brilliant student grinding at home has a portfolio. A student in Tokyo has a portfolio plus the person who hired them in Singapore. That's not exposure, that's a competitive advantage money can't buy.
Oscar Wilde
You're selling networking as destiny. Most abroad students return home and never use those "Singapore contacts" again—a LinkedIn connection isn't a career. Meanwhile, that home-grinding student built actual projects employers can evaluate. You're betting on the charm of having studied abroad mattering more than what you *produced* while there. So prove it: show me the job offer that hinged on where someone lived at twenty, not what they built.