More nonsense from Nate Silver. As he himself points out the decline in esteem is being driven by a general distrust of all institutions amongst certain elements on the right.
But what he fails to mention is that most of these people aren't in positions of power e.g. hiring and thus their opinions aren't all that relevant.
If you go to an Ivy League school you statistically will get a higher paying job, have a better chance of getting into YC and other such programs and generally lead a better life. And for most that is what is important - not the education. And he has provided no data to show it is changing.
But what he fails to mention is that most of these people aren't in positions of power e.g. hiring and thus their opinions aren't all that relevant.
If you go to an Ivy League school you statistically will get a higher paying job, have a better chance of getting into YC and other such programs and generally lead a better life. And for most that is what is important - not the education. And he has provided no data to show it is changing.