You can tell this is an ancient meme because it prices college at 4 years at $9,000 per year instead of 5 years at $30,000 per year 😆

  • GuilhermePelayo@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    I used to think like that. As times passes I’m increasingly starting to agree with what you are saying. Sadly I do still think that is a matter of choice. There are poorly valued college educations and not all off them are philosophy and literature. I don’t see anything wrong with them existing like you said, they teach people critical thinking and improve people overall. But like you said the lie that education exists to give us jobs exists and there are people going to college to learn not very lucrative things and expecting to make a living out them and coming out with dept and can’t find an occupation that provides for them. Honestly I think the only way to go around that problem is to make University universal and free. That way you can always go back for something more lucrative or later in life to learn something that makes you grow.

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      1 year ago

      Absolutely. Education at all levels is a boon to society at large, and it should be freely available to all. An educated populace makes the world a better, more equitable, and forward progressing palce.

      An uneducated populace allows people exploit us all, and keep us working for their benefit, and not society’s.