I agree with the notion that school is too expensive and that much of the cost has nothing to do with education. I also agree that college shouldn’t be necessary for every person, if they’re not interested or not suited to it for whatever reason. I personally found college to be a waste and that my own curiosity is more than enough to educate me.

But I think our current reality isn’t the only possible reality or a natural conclusion. I think it’s precisely the product of what we’ve allowed to happen by not treating education as a personal and social good that should have next to nothing to do with profit. The issue of individuals perhaps taking out more debt than they can later afford to pay back is a product of a broken society much more so than a personal character flaw or a lack of wisdom. The latter is a minor aspect of a much larger and more serious problem.

It’s like if someone gets injured while being careless and they go broke treating the injury. The carelessness is a factor, but it’s hardly where our focus should be in terms of the bigger problem.