Is education making a difference?

It is becoming increasingly difficult to tell.

When comparing developed and under-developed countries, it is a fairly straightforward question to answer

But when assessing recent occurrences in so-called developed countries, it is becoming increasingly difficult to answer this question. We live in times where we are being constantly manipulated and it is not clear to see if educated folks are faring any better, given some of the positions that are currently being taken by supposedly educated individuals, when it comes to key issues that have recently taken over public discourse; be it issues relating to politics (and ongoing upheavals in the UK and the US as two good examples) or the viciousness of commentaries now rampantly made on social media (relating to a number of topics) and the apparent inability to implement very simple controls that will ensure any commentator on any online platform identifies him/herself and can be held responsible for their comments online. It is becoming more and more difficult to see what difference education is making in today’s society.