EDUCATION MONOPOLY EMERGES: Coursera and Udemy in SHOCK Merger to Control YOUR Future.
In a BRUTAL power grab that spells DOOM for competitive online learning, corporate giants Coursera and Udemy have announced a DEVASTATING merger. This $2.5 BILLION behemoth will now control a STAGGERING share of the global “skills” market, creating a SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE for millions desperate to stay employable in the AI age.
This is NOT a partnership—it’s a CORPORATE CAPTURE of your livelihood. The deal, a 26% premium sweetheart agreement, ensures stockholders and elite venture capitalists like Insight Venture Partners walk away filthy rich, while YOU will be left with FEWER CHOICES and HIGHER PRICES. The so-called “AI-powered roadmap” is code for surveillance, data harvesting, and automated teaching that will render human instructors OBSOLETE.
The boards have rubber-stamped this takeover, with the combined entity keeping the Coursera name—a chilling signal that the unique, instructor-driven spirit of Udemy will be CRUSHED in the consolidation. CEO Greg Hart’s talk of “agile skills” is a SMOKESCREEN for building an education cartel that will dictate what knowledge has value and who gets access to it.
With regulatory approval not expected until 2026, this is your FINAL WARNING. The future of affordable, diverse online education is being auctioned off in a boardroom, and the winners will OWN the gateway to your career. The question is no longer what you will learn, but who you will pay for the privilege.
Edited for Kayitsi.com
